Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 894 · 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 “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
2. 2.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
3. 3.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
4. 4.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
5. 5.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
6. 6.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) method (c) collect
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) zebra (c) extra
9. 9.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
10. 10.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
11. 11.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) focus (c) asleep
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) ago (c) alive
14. 14.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
15. 15.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) about (c) bonus
17. 17.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
18. 18.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
19. 19.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
20. 20.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
21. 21.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
22. 22.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
23. 23.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) collect (c) season
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) bonus (c) balloon
26. 26.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) comma (c) contain
28. 28.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) extra (c) complete
30. 30.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) pizza (c) method
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) salad (c) around
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) extra (c) correct
34. 34.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
35. 35.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
36. 36.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
37. 37.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
38. 38.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
39. 39.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
40. 40.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem

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