Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 542 · 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) cobra (b) police (c) comma
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) asleep (c) ago
3. 3.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
4. 4.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
5. 5.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
6. 6.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
7. 7.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) method (c) salad
9. 9.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) cobra (c) lesson
11. 11.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
12. 12.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
13. 13.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
14. 14.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
15. 15.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
16. 16.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) suppose (c) focus
18. 18.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
19. 19.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
20. 20.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) zebra (c) police
22. 22.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
23. 23.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
24. 24.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
25. 25.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
26. 26.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
27. 27.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
28. 28.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) season (c) ago
30. 30.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
31. 31.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
32. 32.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
33. 33.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
34. 34.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) asleep (c) drama
36. 36.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) drama (c) ago
38. 38.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
39. 39.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
40. 40.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po

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