Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 463 · 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.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
2. 2.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) ago (c) lemon
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) open (c) again
5. 5.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
6. 6.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
7. 7.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
8. 8.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
9. 9.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
10. 10.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) seven (c) collect
12. 12.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
13. 13.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) season (c) polite
15. 15.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
16. 16.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
17. 17.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
18. 18.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
19. 19.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
20. 20.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
21. 21.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) suppose (c) lemon
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) pizza (c) asleep
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) awake (c) happen
25. 25.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
26. 26.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
27. 27.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
28. 28.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
29. 29.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
30. 30.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) lesson (c) today
32. 32.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
33. 33.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) collect (c) cactus
35. 35.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
36. 36.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
37. 37.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
38. 38.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
39. 39.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) comma (c) happen

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