Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 973 · 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 “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
2. 2.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
3. 3.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
4. 4.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
5. 5.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
6. 6.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
7. 7.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) alive (c) lesson
9. 9.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
10. 10.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) seven (c) complete
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) awake (c) alive
13. 13.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) salad (c) correct
15. 15.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
16. 16.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
17. 17.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) extra (c) collect
19. 19.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
20. 20.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
21. 21.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) support (c) about
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) asleep (c) polite
24. 24.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
25. 25.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) asleep (c) support
27. 27.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) happen (c) zebra
29. 29.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
30. 30.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
31. 31.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) open (c) seven
33. 33.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
34. 34.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) lesson (c) complete
36. 36.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
37. 37.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
38. 38.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
39. 39.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) support (c) open

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