Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 498 · 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 “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) seven (c) support
3. 3.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
4. 4.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
5. 5.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
6. 6.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
7. 7.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
8. 8.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) salad (c) collect
10. 10.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
11. 11.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
12. 12.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) today (c) asleep
14. 14.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
15. 15.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
16. 16.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
17. 17.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) alive (c) happen
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) open (c) correct
20. 20.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
21. 21.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
22. 22.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) again (c) cactus
24. 24.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
25. 25.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) lemon (c) awake
27. 27.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) cobra (c) awake
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) bonus (c) today
30. 30.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
31. 31.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
32. 32.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
33. 33.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
34. 34.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
35. 35.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
36. 36.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
37. 37.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
38. 38.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
39. 39.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
40. 40.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal

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