Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 397 · 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) so (b) fa
2. 2.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
3. 3.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
4. 4.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
5. 5.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) zebra (c) lesson
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) problem (c) alive
8. 8.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) seven (c) lesson
10. 10.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
11. 11.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) bonus (c) suppose
13. 13.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
14. 14.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
15. 15.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
16. 16.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
17. 17.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
18. 18.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) awake (c) asleep
20. 20.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
21. 21.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) lemon (c) open
23. 23.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) polite (c) happen
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) complete (c) zebra
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) asleep (c) sofa
27. 27.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
28. 28.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) pizza (c) drama
30. 30.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) police (c) support
32. 32.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
33. 33.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
34. 34.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
35. 35.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) salad (c) method
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) pizza (c) cobra
38. 38.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) seven (c) alive
40. 40.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth

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