Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 499 · 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.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) awake (c) cobra
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) pizza (c) seven
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) collect (c) drama
6. 6.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
7. 7.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) support (c) focus
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) cobra (c) salad
10. 10.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
11. 11.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
12. 12.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
13. 13.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) method (c) drama
15. 15.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
16. 16.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) season (c) open
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) drama (c) alive
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) salad (c) asleep
20. 20.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
21. 21.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
22. 22.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) correct (c) support
24. 24.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
25. 25.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) panda (c) correct
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) alive (c) lesson
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) problem (c) ago
29. 29.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) contain (c) cobra
31. 31.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
32. 32.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) problem (c) seven
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) method (c) support
35. 35.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) today (c) problem
37. 37.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
38. 38.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
39. 39.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
40. 40.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a

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