Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 726 · 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 “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
2. 2.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
3. 3.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
4. 4.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
5. 5.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) focus (c) awake
7. 7.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) again (c) correct
9. 9.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) complete (c) about
11. 11.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) ago (c) bonus
13. 13.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) focus (c) extra
15. 15.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
16. 16.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
17. 17.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
18. 18.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
19. 19.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) around (c) about
21. 21.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
22. 22.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) polite (c) extra
24. 24.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
25. 25.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
26. 26.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) complete (c) extra
28. 28.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) season (c) bonus
30. 30.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
31. 31.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) awake (c) suppose
33. 33.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
34. 34.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) season (c) alive
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) today (c) pizza
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) drama (c) lesson
38. 38.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
39. 39.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
40. 40.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a

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