Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 969 · 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) cobra (b) police (c) happen
2. 2.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
3. 3.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
4. 4.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) police (c) bonus
6. 6.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) focus (c) alive
8. 8.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
9. 9.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
10. 10.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
11. 11.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) support (c) collect
13. 13.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
14. 14.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) about (c) cactus
16. 16.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
17. 17.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
18. 18.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
19. 19.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
20. 20.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) correct (c) seven
22. 22.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
23. 23.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
24. 24.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
25. 25.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
26. 26.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
27. 27.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
28. 28.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
29. 29.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) extra (c) contain
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) panda (b) about (c) contain
33. 33.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) panda (c) asleep
35. 35.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
36. 36.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
37. 37.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) alive (c) asleep
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) comma (c) suppose
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) contain (c) cactus

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