Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 701 · 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 “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) about (c) open
3. 3.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) zebra (c) collect
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) open (c) cactus
6. 6.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
7. 7.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
8. 8.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
9. 9.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
10. 10.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
11. 11.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
12. 12.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
13. 13.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) problem (c) balloon
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) lemon (c) complete
16. 16.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) ago (c) collect
18. 18.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) focus (c) suppose
20. 20.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
21. 21.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) season (c) open
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) again (c) today
24. 24.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
25. 25.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
26. 26.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) panda (c) extra
28. 28.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) panda (c) seven
30. 30.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) pizza (c) complete
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) awake (c) salad
33. 33.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
34. 34.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) around (c) suppose
36. 36.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) balloon (c) today
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) method (c) polite
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) open (c) complete
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) asleep (c) extra

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