Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 373 · 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-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
2. 2.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) collect (c) drama
4. 4.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) panda (c) awake
6. 6.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
7. 7.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
8. 8.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) ago (c) awake
10. 10.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
11. 11.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
12. 12.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
13. 13.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) ago (c) complete
15. 15.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
16. 16.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) open (c) salad
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) about (c) awake
19. 19.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
20. 20.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
21. 21.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
22. 22.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
23. 23.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) method (c) police
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) seven (c) open
26. 26.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
27. 27.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
28. 28.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
29. 29.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
30. 30.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
31. 31.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) complete (c) alive
33. 33.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
34. 34.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
35. 35.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
36. 36.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) ago (c) lemon
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) polite (c) today
39. 39.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) alive (c) sofa

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