Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 541 · 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 “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
2. 2.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
3. 3.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
4. 4.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
5. 5.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
6. 6.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
7. 7.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
8. 8.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) lesson (c) about
10. 10.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
11. 11.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
12. 12.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
13. 13.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
14. 14.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) lemon (c) polite
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) around (c) bonus
17. 17.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
18. 18.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
19. 19.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) about (c) pizza
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) sofa (c) asleep
22. 22.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
23. 23.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
24. 24.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
25. 25.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) sofa (c) panda
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) salad (c) contain
28. 28.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
29. 29.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
30. 30.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
31. 31.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
32. 32.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) about (c) happen
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) polite (c) comma
35. 35.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
36. 36.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
37. 37.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
38. 38.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
39. 39.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) balloon (c) alive

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