Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 815 · 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 “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) collect (c) cobra
3. 3.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
4. 4.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) panda (c) complete
6. 6.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
7. 7.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
8. 8.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
9. 9.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
10. 10.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
11. 11.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
12. 12.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
13. 13.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
14. 14.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
15. 15.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
16. 16.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
17. 17.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
18. 18.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
19. 19.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
20. 20.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
21. 21.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
22. 22.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) ago (c) panda
24. 24.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
25. 25.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
26. 26.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
27. 27.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
28. 28.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
29. 29.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
30. 30.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
31. 31.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
32. 32.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) focus (c) comma
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) ago (c) method
35. 35.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
36. 36.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) police (c) season
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) lesson (c) ago
39. 39.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
40. 40.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a

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