Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 59 · 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 “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
2. 2.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
3. 3.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
4. 4.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
5. 5.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) cobra (c) contain
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) awake (c) about
8. 8.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
9. 9.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
10. 10.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) happen (c) asleep
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) ago (c) comma
13. 13.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
14. 14.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) lemon (c) panda
16. 16.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) awake (c) ago
18. 18.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
19. 19.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) correct (c) problem
21. 21.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) polite (c) around
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) lesson (c) problem
24. 24.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
25. 25.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
26. 26.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
27. 27.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) pizza (c) about
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) open (c) season
30. 30.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
31. 31.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
32. 32.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
33. 33.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
34. 34.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
35. 35.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
36. 36.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
37. 37.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
38. 38.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
39. 39.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
40. 40.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose

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