Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 835 · 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 LAST syllable? (a) open (b) support (c) complete
2. 2.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
3. 3.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) collect (c) asleep
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) method (c) ago
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) ago (c) cactus
7. 7.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) again (c) cobra
9. 9.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
10. 10.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) salad (c) cactus
12. 12.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) problem (c) method
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) drama (c) panda
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) open (c) zebra
16. 16.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
17. 17.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
18. 18.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
19. 19.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
20. 20.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
21. 21.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
22. 22.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
23. 23.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) awake (c) focus
25. 25.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
26. 26.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
27. 27.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
28. 28.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
29. 29.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
30. 30.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
31. 31.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) about (c) seven
33. 33.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
34. 34.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
35. 35.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
36. 36.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
37. 37.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
38. 38.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) drama (c) zebra
40. 40.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem

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