Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 464 · 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) complete (b) bonus (c) collect
2. 2.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
3. 3.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
4. 4.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) suppose (c) zebra
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) about (c) comma
7. 7.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
8. 8.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
9. 9.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) salad (c) again
11. 11.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
12. 12.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) drama (c) awake
14. 14.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
15. 15.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) cactus (c) again
17. 17.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) drama (c) correct
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) balloon (c) happen
20. 20.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) balloon (c) support
22. 22.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
23. 23.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
24. 24.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) again (c) about
26. 26.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
27. 27.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
28. 28.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
29. 29.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
30. 30.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) polite (c) problem
32. 32.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) today (c) method
34. 34.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
35. 35.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
36. 36.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
37. 37.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
38. 38.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
39. 39.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
40. 40.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob

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