Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 610 · 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) meth (b) od
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) contain (c) around
3. 3.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
4. 4.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
5. 5.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
6. 6.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
7. 7.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
8. 8.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
9. 9.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) about (c) pizza
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) balloon (c) method
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) season (c) seven
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) polite (c) seven
14. 14.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
15. 15.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
16. 16.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) today (c) lesson
18. 18.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
19. 19.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
20. 20.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
21. 21.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) cobra (c) pizza
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) happen (c) suppose
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) alive (c) problem
25. 25.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
26. 26.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
27. 27.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
28. 28.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
29. 29.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) ago (c) salad
31. 31.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
32. 32.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
33. 33.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) season (c) contain
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) today (c) lemon
36. 36.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
37. 37.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
38. 38.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
39. 39.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
40. 40.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex

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