Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 496 · 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) asleep (b) open (c) sofa
2. 2.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) panda (c) salad
4. 4.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) zebra (c) extra
6. 6.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) collect (c) cactus
8. 8.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
9. 9.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
10. 10.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) season (c) polite
12. 12.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
13. 13.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
14. 14.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
15. 15.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
16. 16.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
17. 17.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
18. 18.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
19. 19.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
20. 20.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
21. 21.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) pizza (c) alive
23. 23.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
24. 24.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) seven (c) lesson
26. 26.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
27. 27.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) collect (c) balloon
29. 29.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
30. 30.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
31. 31.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
32. 32.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
33. 33.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
34. 34.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
35. 35.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
36. 36.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
37. 37.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) complete (c) about
39. 39.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
40. 40.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite

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