Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 667 · 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 “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) happen (c) support
3. 3.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
4. 4.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
5. 5.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
6. 6.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
7. 7.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
8. 8.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) polite (c) asleep
10. 10.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
11. 11.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
12. 12.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
13. 13.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
14. 14.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
15. 15.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) polite (c) sofa
17. 17.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) alive (c) cobra
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) suppose (c) bonus
20. 20.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) seven (c) collect
22. 22.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
23. 23.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) sofa (c) today
25. 25.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
26. 26.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
27. 27.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
28. 28.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
29. 29.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
30. 30.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) suppose (c) collect
32. 32.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) support (c) happen
34. 34.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) lemon (c) awake
36. 36.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
37. 37.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
38. 38.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) lesson (c) asleep
40. 40.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup

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