Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 360 · 40 questions

How to say it (Weak beats say “uh”): Find the strong syllable first: a-BOUT, LEM-on. Say the weak syllable quickly and lightly as “uh”: uh-BOUT, LEM-un. Any vowel letter can be a schwa: about (a), seven (e), lemon (o), support (u).

1. 1.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
2. 2.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
3. 3.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
4. 4.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
5. 5.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
6. 6.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
7. 7.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
8. 8.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) drama (c) open
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) again (c) cobra
11. 11.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) happen (c) police
13. 13.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) ago (c) lemon
15. 15.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) lemon (c) balloon
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) zebra (c) today
18. 18.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
19. 19.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
20. 20.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
21. 21.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
22. 22.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
23. 23.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) again (c) today
25. 25.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) sofa (c) about
27. 27.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
28. 28.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) suppose (c) problem
30. 30.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) asleep (c) panda
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) pizza (c) lesson
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) seven (c) ago
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) cactus (c) awake
35. 35.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
36. 36.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
37. 37.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
38. 38.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
39. 39.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
40. 40.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma

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