Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 975 · 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.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
2. 2.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
3. 3.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
4. 4.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
5. 5.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
6. 6.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
7. 7.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) lesson (c) around
9. 9.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
10. 10.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
11. 11.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) comma (c) support
13. 13.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
14. 14.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
15. 15.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
16. 16.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
17. 17.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
18. 18.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
19. 19.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
20. 20.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
21. 21.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) open (c) suppose
23. 23.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
24. 24.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
25. 25.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) lemon (c) problem
27. 27.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) open (c) contain
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) cactus (c) lemon
30. 30.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) problem (c) balloon
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) again (c) problem
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) problem (c) awake
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) happen (c) complete
35. 35.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
36. 36.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
37. 37.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
38. 38.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) police (c) pizza
40. 40.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus

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