Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 685 · 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 “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
2. 2.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
3. 3.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) today (c) problem
5. 5.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
6. 6.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
7. 7.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
8. 8.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) again (c) lesson
10. 10.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
11. 11.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
12. 12.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
13. 13.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
14. 14.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
15. 15.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
16. 16.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) happen (c) collect
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) problem (c) seven
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) contain (c) salad
20. 20.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) lemon (c) polite
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) seven (c) awake
23. 23.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
24. 24.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
25. 25.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) complete (c) season
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) about (c) asleep
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) balloon (c) support
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) suppose (c) cactus
30. 30.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
31. 31.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
32. 32.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) ago (c) cactus
34. 34.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) focus (c) asleep
36. 36.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
37. 37.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
38. 38.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
39. 39.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
40. 40.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice

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