Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 558 · 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) pizza (b) asleep (c) suppose
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) asleep (c) comma
3. 3.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
4. 4.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
5. 5.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
6. 6.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) asleep (c) cactus
8. 8.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) cactus (c) awake
10. 10.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
11. 11.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
12. 12.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
13. 13.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) zebra (c) pizza
15. 15.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
16. 16.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) asleep (c) extra
18. 18.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
19. 19.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) happen (c) around
21. 21.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
22. 22.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
23. 23.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
24. 24.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
25. 25.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) extra (c) ago
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) asleep (c) open
28. 28.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
29. 29.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
30. 30.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
31. 31.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
32. 32.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) method (c) extra
34. 34.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
35. 35.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) zebra (c) extra
37. 37.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
38. 38.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) polite (c) lemon
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) lesson (c) cactus

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