Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 484 · 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 “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) focus (c) correct
3. 3.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) about (c) lemon
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) salad (c) today
6. 6.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) contain (c) bonus
8. 8.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
9. 9.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
10. 10.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
11. 11.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
12. 12.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
13. 13.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) alive (c) seven
15. 15.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
16. 16.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
17. 17.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
18. 18.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
19. 19.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
20. 20.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
21. 21.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) cactus (c) around
23. 23.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) complete (c) problem
25. 25.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) panda (c) alive
27. 27.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
28. 28.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
29. 29.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
30. 30.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) salad (c) balloon
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) today (c) sofa
33. 33.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) comma (c) police
35. 35.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) open (c) complete
37. 37.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
38. 38.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
39. 39.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) focus (c) again

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