Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 885 · 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.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) contain (c) comma
3. 3.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
4. 4.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) salad (c) problem
6. 6.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
7. 7.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
8. 8.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
9. 9.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) pizza (c) complete
11. 11.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
12. 12.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
13. 13.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) ago (c) around
15. 15.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) drama (c) happen
17. 17.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
18. 18.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) seven (c) alive
20. 20.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
21. 21.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
22. 22.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) ago (c) alive
24. 24.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
25. 25.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
26. 26.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
27. 27.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
28. 28.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
29. 29.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) seven (c) police
31. 31.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) correct (c) ago
33. 33.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
34. 34.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
35. 35.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
36. 36.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
37. 37.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
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) pizza (b) ago (c) method
40. 40.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port

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