Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 611 · 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.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
2. 2.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
3. 3.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) ago (c) season
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) method (c) support
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) method (c) open
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) problem (c) awake
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) correct (c) collect
9. 9.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
10. 10.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
11. 11.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) again (c) today
13. 13.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
14. 14.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
15. 15.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) zebra (c) polite
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) around (c) method
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) problem (c) alive
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) ago (c) drama
20. 20.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
21. 21.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
22. 22.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
23. 23.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
24. 24.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
25. 25.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) ago (c) pizza
27. 27.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
28. 28.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) complete (c) pizza
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) suppose (b) extra (c) happen
32. 32.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
33. 33.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
34. 34.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
35. 35.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
36. 36.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
37. 37.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) today (c) cobra
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) ago (c) police
40. 40.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus

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