Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 879 · 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) asleep (b) problem (c) police
2. 2.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) around (c) again
4. 4.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) happen (c) season
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) asleep (c) cobra
7. 7.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
8. 8.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
9. 9.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
10. 10.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
11. 11.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
12. 12.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
13. 13.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
14. 14.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) open (c) balloon
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) happen (c) around
17. 17.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) comma (c) correct
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) cobra (c) polite
20. 20.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) cactus (c) correct
22. 22.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
23. 23.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
24. 24.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) extra (c) support
26. 26.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
27. 27.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
28. 28.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
29. 29.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) contain (c) zebra
31. 31.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
32. 32.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) open (c) happen
34. 34.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
35. 35.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) asleep (c) sofa
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) collect (c) correct
38. 38.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
39. 39.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
40. 40.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od

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