Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 741 · 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) open (b) awake (c) salad
2. 2.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
3. 3.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) happen (c) open
5. 5.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) pizza (c) contain
7. 7.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
8. 8.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
9. 9.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) bonus (c) lesson
11. 11.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
12. 12.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
13. 13.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
14. 14.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
15. 15.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
16. 16.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
17. 17.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) panda (c) again
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) complete (c) lesson
20. 20.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
21. 21.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
22. 22.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) cactus (c) sofa
24. 24.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
25. 25.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
26. 26.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
27. 27.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) awake (c) zebra
29. 29.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
30. 30.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
31. 31.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) focus (c) about
33. 33.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
34. 34.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
35. 35.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
36. 36.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
37. 37.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) contain (c) correct
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) complete (c) problem
40. 40.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo

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