Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 961 · 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) seven (b) alive (c) polite
2. 2.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
3. 3.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) season (c) about
5. 5.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
6. 6.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
7. 7.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
8. 8.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
9. 9.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
10. 10.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
11. 11.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) happen (c) focus
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) polite (c) drama
14. 14.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) alive (c) collect
16. 16.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
17. 17.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) panda (c) lemon
19. 19.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) complete (c) support
21. 21.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
22. 22.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
23. 23.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) happen (c) ago
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) seven (c) asleep
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) panda (c) extra
27. 27.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
28. 28.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
29. 29.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
30. 30.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
31. 31.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
32. 32.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
33. 33.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) problem (c) alive
35. 35.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
36. 36.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
37. 37.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) comma (c) awake
39. 39.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
40. 40.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem

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