Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 535 · 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) comma (b) open (c) today
2. 2.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) about (c) suppose
4. 4.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) panda (c) police
6. 6.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
7. 7.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) lesson (c) balloon
9. 9.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
10. 10.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
11. 11.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
12. 12.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) bonus (c) awake
14. 14.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
15. 15.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
16. 16.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) method (c) seven
18. 18.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) lesson (c) contain
20. 20.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
21. 21.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
22. 22.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
23. 23.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
24. 24.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) open (c) again
26. 26.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
27. 27.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
28. 28.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
29. 29.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
30. 30.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
31. 31.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
32. 32.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
33. 33.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
34. 34.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
35. 35.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) extra (c) drama
37. 37.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) contain (c) drama
39. 39.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
40. 40.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so

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