Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 361 · 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 “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
2. 2.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
3. 3.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
4. 4.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) happen (c) open
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) method (c) ago
7. 7.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
8. 8.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) today (c) method
10. 10.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) happen (c) pizza
12. 12.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
13. 13.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
14. 14.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
15. 15.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) contain (c) open
17. 17.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) comma (c) salad
19. 19.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
20. 20.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
21. 21.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
22. 22.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
23. 23.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
24. 24.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
25. 25.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
26. 26.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) comma (c) police
28. 28.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
29. 29.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
30. 30.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) season (c) extra
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) panda (c) open
33. 33.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) seven (c) alive
35. 35.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
36. 36.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
37. 37.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
38. 38.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) today (c) police
40. 40.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live

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