Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 90 · 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.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) problem (c) cobra
4. 4.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
5. 5.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
6. 6.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
7. 7.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) again (c) method
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) lemon (c) collect
10. 10.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) panda (c) complete
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) about (c) complete
13. 13.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
14. 14.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
15. 15.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
16. 16.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
17. 17.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
18. 18.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
19. 19.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
20. 20.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) around (c) problem
22. 22.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
23. 23.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
24. 24.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
25. 25.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
26. 26.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
27. 27.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) comma (c) alive
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) today (c) method
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) alive (c) sofa
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) police (c) lesson
32. 32.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
33. 33.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) complete (c) polite
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) problem (c) today
36. 36.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) focus (c) balloon
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) cobra (c) police
39. 39.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
40. 40.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a

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