Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 445 · 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 “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
2. 2.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) method (c) collect
4. 4.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) cactus (c) open
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) drama (c) lesson
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) about (c) lemon
8. 8.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
9. 9.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
10. 10.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
11. 11.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) balloon (c) lemon
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) focus (c) around
14. 14.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
15. 15.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
16. 16.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) suppose (c) bonus
18. 18.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
19. 19.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
20. 20.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
21. 21.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) lesson (c) cobra
23. 23.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) correct (c) salad
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) seven (c) ago
26. 26.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) again (c) zebra
28. 28.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
29. 29.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) panda (c) police
31. 31.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
32. 32.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
33. 33.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
34. 34.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
35. 35.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) police (c) support
37. 37.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
38. 38.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
39. 39.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
40. 40.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on

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