Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 928 · 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 FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) collect (c) seven
2. 2.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
3. 3.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
4. 4.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) comma (c) support
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) problem (c) asleep
7. 7.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
8. 8.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) around (c) drama
10. 10.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) pizza (c) season
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) around (c) police
13. 13.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
14. 14.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
15. 15.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
16. 16.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
17. 17.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
18. 18.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) asleep (c) lemon
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) happen (c) correct
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) extra (c) ago
22. 22.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
23. 23.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
24. 24.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
25. 25.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
26. 26.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) support (c) open
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) cactus (c) about
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) alive (c) cobra
30. 30.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
31. 31.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
32. 32.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
33. 33.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) lesson (c) complete
35. 35.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
36. 36.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
37. 37.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
38. 38.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
39. 39.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
40. 40.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a

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