Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 691 · 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 “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) season (c) lemon
3. 3.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
4. 4.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
5. 5.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
6. 6.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
7. 7.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) complete (c) ago
9. 9.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) sofa (c) pizza
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) open (c) asleep
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) correct (c) bonus
13. 13.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
14. 14.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) focus (c) seven
16. 16.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
17. 17.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
18. 18.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
19. 19.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
20. 20.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) again (c) cobra
22. 22.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
23. 23.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
24. 24.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
25. 25.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) ago (c) happen
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) contain (c) drama
28. 28.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
29. 29.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
30. 30.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
31. 31.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
32. 32.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
33. 33.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) correct (c) panda
35. 35.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) seven (c) collect
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) ago (c) happen
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) cactus (c) complete
39. 39.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
40. 40.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo

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