Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 42 · 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 “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
2. 2.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
3. 3.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
4. 4.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) polite (c) bonus
6. 6.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) happen (c) comma
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) method (c) zebra
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) polite (c) around
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) ago (c) alive
11. 11.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) correct (c) lesson
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) salad (c) seven
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) focus (c) salad
15. 15.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
16. 16.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) happen (c) about
18. 18.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) panda (c) ago
20. 20.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) alive (c) lesson
22. 22.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
23. 23.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
24. 24.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
25. 25.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) again (c) sofa
27. 27.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
28. 28.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
29. 29.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
30. 30.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) extra (c) drama
32. 32.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
33. 33.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
34. 34.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) pizza (c) awake
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) balloon (c) lemon
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) awake (c) again
38. 38.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
39. 39.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
40. 40.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con

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