Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 585 · 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 “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
2. 2.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
3. 3.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
4. 4.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
5. 5.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
6. 6.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
7. 7.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
8. 8.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) correct (c) seven
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) support (c) season
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) alive (c) pizza
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) police (c) method
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) pizza (c) again
14. 14.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
15. 15.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
16. 16.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
17. 17.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) bonus (c) polite
19. 19.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
20. 20.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
21. 21.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
22. 22.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) problem (c) salad
24. 24.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
25. 25.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
26. 26.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
27. 27.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
28. 28.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
29. 29.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) ago (c) problem
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) sofa (c) ago
32. 32.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
33. 33.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
34. 34.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
35. 35.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
36. 36.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
37. 37.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
38. 38.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
39. 39.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) cactus (c) sofa

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