Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 595 · 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 “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
2. 2.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
3. 3.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
4. 4.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
5. 5.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
6. 6.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
7. 7.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) contain (c) open
9. 9.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) season (c) about
11. 11.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
12. 12.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) asleep (c) lesson
14. 14.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) zebra (c) asleep
16. 16.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) sofa (c) again
18. 18.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) extra (c) support
20. 20.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) cobra (c) alive
22. 22.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
23. 23.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
24. 24.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
25. 25.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
26. 26.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
27. 27.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
28. 28.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
29. 29.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
30. 30.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) comma (c) balloon
32. 32.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
33. 33.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
34. 34.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
35. 35.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) polite (c) cactus
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) about (c) lesson
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) lesson (c) ago
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) method (c) around
40. 40.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain

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