Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 48 · 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 part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
2. 2.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
3. 3.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) today (c) bonus
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) collect (c) support
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) method (c) asleep
7. 7.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
8. 8.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
9. 9.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) happen (c) today
11. 11.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) asleep (c) cactus
13. 13.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
14. 14.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) balloon (c) awake
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) about (c) lemon
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) salad (c) about
18. 18.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
19. 19.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
20. 20.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
21. 21.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
22. 22.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
23. 23.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
24. 24.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) method (c) comma
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) salad (c) police
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) seven (c) alive
28. 28.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
29. 29.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
30. 30.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) contain (c) open
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) zebra (c) around
33. 33.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
34. 34.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
35. 35.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
36. 36.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
37. 37.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) comma (c) complete
39. 39.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
40. 40.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con

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