Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 893 · 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 “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
2. 2.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
3. 3.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
4. 4.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) asleep (c) cobra
6. 6.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
7. 7.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) contain (c) method
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) complete (c) cactus
10. 10.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
11. 11.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
12. 12.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
13. 13.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
14. 14.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) suppose (c) comma
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) around (c) awake
17. 17.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
18. 18.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) zebra (c) about
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) season (c) lesson
21. 21.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
22. 22.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
23. 23.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
24. 24.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) lemon (c) again
26. 26.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
27. 27.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) ago (c) happen
29. 29.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
30. 30.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) alive (c) drama
32. 32.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
33. 33.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) lesson (c) problem
35. 35.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
36. 36.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
37. 37.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) extra (c) contain
39. 39.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
40. 40.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo

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