Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 665 · 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 “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
2. 2.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
3. 3.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
4. 4.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) polite (c) lesson
6. 6.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
7. 7.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
8. 8.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) support (c) problem
10. 10.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
11. 11.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
12. 12.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
13. 13.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) contain (c) method
15. 15.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
16. 16.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
17. 17.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
18. 18.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
19. 19.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) about (c) drama
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) suppose (c) salad
22. 22.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
23. 23.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
24. 24.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) lemon (c) pizza
26. 26.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) lemon (c) alive
28. 28.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
29. 29.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
30. 30.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) comma (c) about
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) lesson (c) happen
33. 33.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
34. 34.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
35. 35.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
36. 36.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
37. 37.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
38. 38.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
39. 39.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
40. 40.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor

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