Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 369 · 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 “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) alive (c) season
3. 3.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) again (c) suppose
5. 5.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
6. 6.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
7. 7.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
8. 8.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
9. 9.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
10. 10.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
11. 11.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
12. 12.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) today (c) lemon
14. 14.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
15. 15.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
16. 16.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
17. 17.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
18. 18.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) ago (c) zebra
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) pizza (c) support
21. 21.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
22. 22.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
23. 23.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) sofa (c) police
25. 25.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
26. 26.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
27. 27.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) ago (c) seven
29. 29.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
30. 30.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
31. 31.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
32. 32.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
33. 33.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
34. 34.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) police (c) lesson
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) happen (c) pizza
37. 37.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) ago (c) focus
39. 39.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
40. 40.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port

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