Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 722 · 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 “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) cobra (c) suppose
3. 3.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
4. 4.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
5. 5.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
6. 6.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) contain (c) method
8. 8.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
9. 9.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
10. 10.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
11. 11.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
12. 12.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
13. 13.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
14. 14.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
15. 15.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) about (c) sofa
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) panda (c) support
18. 18.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
19. 19.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) asleep (c) support
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) problem (c) salad
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) awake (c) happen
23. 23.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) awake (c) today
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) correct (c) seven
26. 26.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
27. 27.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) problem (c) alive
29. 29.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
30. 30.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
31. 31.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
32. 32.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
33. 33.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
34. 34.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
35. 35.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
36. 36.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
37. 37.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
38. 38.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
39. 39.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
40. 40.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma

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