Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 831 · 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 “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
2. 2.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
3. 3.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
4. 4.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
5. 5.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) seven (c) awake
7. 7.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) cactus (c) happen
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) about (c) lesson
10. 10.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
11. 11.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
12. 12.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) method (c) again
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) pizza (c) asleep
15. 15.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
16. 16.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
17. 17.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
18. 18.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
19. 19.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
20. 20.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
21. 21.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
22. 22.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) zebra (c) method
24. 24.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) open (c) today
26. 26.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
27. 27.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
28. 28.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) happen (c) drama
30. 30.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
31. 31.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
32. 32.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) zebra (c) contain
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) support (c) sofa
35. 35.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) method (c) around
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) cobra (c) asleep
38. 38.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
39. 39.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) suppose (c) again

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