Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 674 · 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 “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
2. 2.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
3. 3.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
4. 4.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) extra (c) again
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) contain (c) support
7. 7.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
8. 8.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) police (c) comma
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) ago (c) seven
11. 11.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
12. 12.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
13. 13.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
14. 14.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
15. 15.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) complete (c) open
17. 17.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
18. 18.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) today (c) problem
20. 20.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
21. 21.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) collect (c) bonus
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) alive (c) method
24. 24.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
25. 25.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
26. 26.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
27. 27.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
28. 28.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
29. 29.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
30. 30.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) cobra (c) awake
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) balloon (c) drama
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) focus (c) awake
34. 34.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) bonus (c) cactus
36. 36.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) method (c) cactus
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) police (c) seven
39. 39.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
40. 40.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob

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