Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 586 · 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 “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) happen (c) about
3. 3.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) method (c) open
5. 5.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
6. 6.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) balloon (c) contain
8. 8.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) asleep (c) seven
10. 10.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) asleep (c) open
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) zebra (c) panda
13. 13.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
14. 14.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
15. 15.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
16. 16.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
17. 17.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) sofa (c) asleep
19. 19.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
20. 20.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) polite (c) happen
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) focus (c) ago
23. 23.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) season (c) around
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) polite (c) method
26. 26.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
27. 27.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
28. 28.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
29. 29.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
30. 30.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
31. 31.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) correct (c) lesson
33. 33.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
34. 34.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) lesson (c) again
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) contain (c) suppose
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) collect (c) seven
38. 38.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) contain (c) bonus
40. 40.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite

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