Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 602 · 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 “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
2. 2.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
3. 3.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
4. 4.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) zebra (c) about
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) problem (c) focus
7. 7.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
8. 8.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
9. 9.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) sofa (c) extra
11. 11.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
12. 12.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) support (c) cobra
14. 14.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
15. 15.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) contain (c) lesson
17. 17.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
18. 18.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
19. 19.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
20. 20.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) asleep (c) problem
22. 22.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
23. 23.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
24. 24.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
25. 25.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
26. 26.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
27. 27.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) asleep (c) extra
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) sofa (c) today
30. 30.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
31. 31.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
32. 32.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
33. 33.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
34. 34.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
35. 35.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
36. 36.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
37. 37.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
38. 38.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) balloon (c) about
40. 40.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze

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