Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 422 · 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 “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
2. 2.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
3. 3.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
4. 4.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) ago (c) alive
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) alive (c) ago
7. 7.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) collect (c) police
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) drama (c) sofa
10. 10.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) extra (c) alive
12. 12.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
13. 13.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) about (c) lemon
15. 15.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) balloon (c) lemon
17. 17.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
18. 18.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) suppose (c) asleep
20. 20.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
21. 21.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
22. 22.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
23. 23.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
24. 24.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) complete (c) suppose
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) happen (c) collect
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) salad (c) suppose
28. 28.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
29. 29.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) panda (c) season
31. 31.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) correct (c) cobra
33. 33.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
34. 34.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) awake (c) extra
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) focus (c) problem
37. 37.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
38. 38.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
39. 39.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) complete (c) cactus

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