Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 402 · 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 “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
2. 2.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
3. 3.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
4. 4.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
5. 5.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
6. 6.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
7. 7.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
8. 8.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) polite (c) asleep
10. 10.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
11. 11.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
12. 12.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) suppose (c) alive
14. 14.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
15. 15.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
16. 16.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
17. 17.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
18. 18.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
19. 19.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
20. 20.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
21. 21.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) sofa (c) pizza
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) lesson (c) support
24. 24.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) again (c) suppose
26. 26.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
27. 27.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
28. 28.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
29. 29.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
30. 30.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) lemon (c) contain
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) about (c) collect
33. 33.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
34. 34.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) complete (c) seven
36. 36.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) about (c) balloon
38. 38.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) extra (c) alive
40. 40.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo

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