Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 513 · 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 LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) about (c) problem
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) extra (c) seven
3. 3.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) awake (c) police
5. 5.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
6. 6.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
7. 7.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
8. 8.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) ago (c) cactus
10. 10.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
11. 11.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) problem (c) contain
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) drama (c) asleep
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) method (c) problem
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) open (c) seven
16. 16.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
17. 17.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
18. 18.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
19. 19.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) cobra (c) polite
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) ago (c) suppose
22. 22.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) again (c) seven
24. 24.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
25. 25.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
26. 26.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
27. 27.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
28. 28.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
29. 29.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
30. 30.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
31. 31.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) support (c) about
33. 33.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
34. 34.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
35. 35.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
36. 36.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
37. 37.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
38. 38.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) around (c) lemon
40. 40.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od

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