Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 479 · 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 FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) problem (c) complete
2. 2.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) asleep (c) balloon
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) cobra (c) season
5. 5.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
6. 6.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
7. 7.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) panda (c) season
9. 9.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
10. 10.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) collect (c) again
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) ago (c) lesson
13. 13.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
14. 14.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) ago (c) focus
16. 16.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) seven (c) about
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) zebra (c) police
19. 19.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
20. 20.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
21. 21.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) suppose (c) again
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) collect (c) happen
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) contain (c) comma
25. 25.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
26. 26.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
27. 27.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
28. 28.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
29. 29.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) panda (c) today
31. 31.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
32. 32.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) balloon (c) sofa
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) today (c) about
35. 35.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
36. 36.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
37. 37.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
38. 38.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) seven (c) polite
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) polite (c) complete

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