Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 70 · 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 word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) cactus (c) asleep
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) support (c) lesson
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) method (c) happen
4. 4.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
5. 5.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) support (c) around
7. 7.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
8. 8.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) asleep (c) collect
10. 10.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) today (c) complete
12. 12.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) method (c) sofa
14. 14.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
15. 15.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
16. 16.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) lemon (c) about
18. 18.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
19. 19.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
20. 20.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
21. 21.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
22. 22.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
23. 23.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
24. 24.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
25. 25.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
26. 26.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) ago (c) problem
28. 28.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
29. 29.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) contain (c) lemon
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) police (c) about
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) polite (c) happen
33. 33.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
34. 34.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) lemon (c) drama
36. 36.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) asleep (c) awake
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) again (c) salad
39. 39.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
40. 40.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect

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