Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 656 · 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 “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
2. 2.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
3. 3.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
4. 4.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
5. 5.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
6. 6.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
7. 7.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) collect (c) again
9. 9.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
10. 10.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
11. 11.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
12. 12.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
13. 13.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
14. 14.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
15. 15.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) extra (c) focus
17. 17.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
18. 18.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) sofa (c) ago
20. 20.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) salad (c) support
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) contain (c) open
23. 23.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) alive (c) happen
25. 25.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) correct (c) zebra
27. 27.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
28. 28.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) lesson (c) sofa
30. 30.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
31. 31.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
32. 32.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) zebra (c) awake
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) problem (c) contain
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) cactus (c) extra
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) again (c) seven
37. 37.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
38. 38.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
39. 39.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) comma (c) contain

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