Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 475 · 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 “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) suppose (c) about
3. 3.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) lemon (c) again
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) lesson (c) balloon
6. 6.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) asleep (c) cactus
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) problem (c) ago
9. 9.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
10. 10.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) suppose (c) comma
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) cactus (c) season
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) sofa (c) correct
14. 14.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
15. 15.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
16. 16.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
17. 17.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
18. 18.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
19. 19.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
20. 20.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
21. 21.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
22. 22.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
23. 23.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
24. 24.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
25. 25.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
26. 26.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
27. 27.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
28. 28.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) today (c) zebra
30. 30.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
31. 31.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
32. 32.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
33. 33.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) cobra (c) drama
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) police (c) bonus
36. 36.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
37. 37.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
38. 38.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
39. 39.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) comma (c) cobra

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