Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 426 · 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 word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) drama (c) police
2. 2.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) around (c) support
4. 4.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) open (c) around
6. 6.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
7. 7.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
8. 8.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
9. 9.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) support (c) happen
11. 11.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
12. 12.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
13. 13.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
14. 14.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) again (c) problem
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) alive (c) salad
17. 17.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
18. 18.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
19. 19.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) polite (c) seven
21. 21.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
22. 22.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
23. 23.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
24. 24.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
25. 25.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
26. 26.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
27. 27.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) suppose (c) salad
29. 29.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
30. 30.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) open (c) support
32. 32.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) lesson (c) contain
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) seven (c) comma
35. 35.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
36. 36.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
37. 37.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) about (c) contain
39. 39.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
40. 40.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect

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