Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 421 · 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 “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) about (c) open
3. 3.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
4. 4.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
5. 5.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
6. 6.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
7. 7.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) seven (c) again
9. 9.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
10. 10.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) around (c) asleep
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) support (c) collect
13. 13.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
14. 14.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
15. 15.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
16. 16.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) polite (c) salad
18. 18.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
19. 19.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) open (c) method
21. 21.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
22. 22.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
23. 23.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) awake (c) alive
25. 25.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) bonus (c) alive
27. 27.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
28. 28.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
29. 29.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) balloon (c) season
31. 31.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
32. 32.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
33. 33.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) problem (c) suppose
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) asleep (c) pizza
36. 36.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
37. 37.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
38. 38.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) season (c) correct
40. 40.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup

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