Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 688 · 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) on (b) lem
2. 2.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
3. 3.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
4. 4.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
5. 5.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
6. 6.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
7. 7.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
8. 8.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) correct (c) lesson
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) balloon (c) happen
11. 11.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
12. 12.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) bonus (c) seven
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) contain (c) police
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) alive (c) problem
16. 16.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
17. 17.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
18. 18.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
19. 19.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
20. 20.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) method (c) ago
22. 22.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
23. 23.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
24. 24.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
25. 25.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
26. 26.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
27. 27.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
28. 28.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
29. 29.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
30. 30.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
31. 31.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
32. 32.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) zebra (c) contain
34. 34.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
35. 35.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
36. 36.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) support (c) seven
38. 38.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) correct (c) problem
40. 40.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po

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