Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 564 · 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 “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) alive (c) ago
3. 3.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
4. 4.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) season (c) alive
6. 6.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) sofa (c) contain
8. 8.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
9. 9.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) support (c) focus
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) today (c) pizza
12. 12.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
13. 13.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
14. 14.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
15. 15.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
16. 16.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
17. 17.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
18. 18.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
19. 19.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
20. 20.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) cactus (c) awake
22. 22.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) polite (c) cactus
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) seven (c) today
25. 25.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) police (c) panda
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) cactus (c) focus
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) lesson (c) collect
29. 29.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) support (c) contain
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) police (c) cobra
32. 32.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
33. 33.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
34. 34.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
35. 35.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
36. 36.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
37. 37.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) extra (c) ago
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) awake (c) lesson
40. 40.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a

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