Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 939 · 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 “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
2. 2.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
3. 3.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
4. 4.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) asleep (c) support
6. 6.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
7. 7.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
8. 8.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) zebra (c) problem
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) happen (c) about
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) contain (c) extra
12. 12.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
13. 13.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) correct (c) cactus
15. 15.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
16. 16.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) seven (c) salad
18. 18.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
19. 19.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
20. 20.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
21. 21.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) problem (c) comma
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) method (c) awake
24. 24.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
25. 25.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
26. 26.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) open (c) asleep
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) lesson (c) around
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) ago (c) suppose
30. 30.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
31. 31.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
32. 32.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
33. 33.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
34. 34.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
35. 35.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
36. 36.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) around (c) cactus
38. 38.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
39. 39.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
40. 40.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite

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