Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 708 · 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 LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) today (c) focus
2. 2.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
3. 3.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
4. 4.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
5. 5.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
6. 6.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
7. 7.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
8. 8.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
9. 9.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
10. 10.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) correct (c) salad
12. 12.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
13. 13.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
14. 14.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
15. 15.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
16. 16.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
17. 17.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
18. 18.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
19. 19.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
20. 20.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) lesson (c) police
22. 22.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) polite (c) open
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) collect (c) panda
25. 25.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) seven (c) balloon
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) asleep (c) zebra
28. 28.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
29. 29.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
30. 30.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
31. 31.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
32. 32.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) pizza (c) ago
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) correct (c) around
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) method (c) sofa
36. 36.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
37. 37.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
38. 38.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
39. 39.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) collect (c) salad

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