Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 904 · 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) police (b) ago (c) method
2. 2.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) focus (c) salad
4. 4.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
5. 5.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
6. 6.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) suppose (c) problem
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) panda (c) today
9. 9.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
10. 10.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) complete (c) lemon
12. 12.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
13. 13.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) extra (c) police
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) alive (c) zebra
16. 16.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
17. 17.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
18. 18.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) pizza (c) asleep
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) around (c) again
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) collect (c) salad
22. 22.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
23. 23.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
24. 24.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
25. 25.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) drama (c) ago
27. 27.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
28. 28.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
29. 29.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
30. 30.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
31. 31.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
32. 32.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
33. 33.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
34. 34.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
35. 35.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
36. 36.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
37. 37.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
38. 38.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
39. 39.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) happen (c) balloon

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