Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 413 · 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 “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
2. 2.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
3. 3.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
4. 4.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) drama (c) season
6. 6.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) awake (c) collect
8. 8.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
9. 9.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
10. 10.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
11. 11.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
12. 12.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
13. 13.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
14. 14.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
15. 15.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
16. 16.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
17. 17.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) today (c) panda
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) balloon (c) polite
20. 20.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) complete (c) open
22. 22.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) method (c) extra
24. 24.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) focus (c) collect
26. 26.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) polite (c) extra
28. 28.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
29. 29.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
30. 30.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
31. 31.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) extra (c) problem
33. 33.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
34. 34.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
35. 35.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
36. 36.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
37. 37.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
38. 38.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
39. 39.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) season (c) seven

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