Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 918 · 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 “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
2. 2.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
3. 3.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
4. 4.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
5. 5.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
6. 6.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) balloon (c) drama
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) collect (c) complete
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) complete (c) focus
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) correct (c) alive
11. 11.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
12. 12.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) around (c) panda
14. 14.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) polite (c) comma
16. 16.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) extra (c) alive
18. 18.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
19. 19.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
20. 20.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) correct (c) lemon
22. 22.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
23. 23.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
24. 24.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) open (c) suppose
26. 26.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
27. 27.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
28. 28.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
29. 29.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
30. 30.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
31. 31.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) seven (c) correct
33. 33.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
34. 34.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) bonus (c) awake
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) cactus (c) collect
37. 37.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) sofa (c) alive
39. 39.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) complete (c) asleep

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