Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 448 · 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 LAST syllable? (a) about (b) awake (c) open
2. 2.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
3. 3.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
4. 4.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
5. 5.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
6. 6.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
7. 7.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
8. 8.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) polite (c) problem
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) alive (c) again
11. 11.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
12. 12.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
13. 13.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) awake (c) sofa
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) zebra (c) asleep
16. 16.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
17. 17.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
18. 18.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) alive (c) ago
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) extra (c) polite
21. 21.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) focus (c) alive
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) awake (c) happen
24. 24.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) focus (c) collect
26. 26.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) comma (c) extra
28. 28.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
29. 29.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
30. 30.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
31. 31.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) suppose (c) drama
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) complete (c) lemon
34. 34.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) seven (c) pizza
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) around (c) season
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) season (c) balloon
38. 38.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) comma (c) polite
40. 40.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob

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