Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 976 · 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) contain (b) suppose (c) panda
2. 2.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) suppose (c) lemon
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) zebra (c) polite
5. 5.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) support (c) around
7. 7.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
8. 8.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
9. 9.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) method (c) suppose
11. 11.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
12. 12.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
13. 13.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
14. 14.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
15. 15.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
16. 16.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
17. 17.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
18. 18.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
19. 19.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
20. 20.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) method (c) today
22. 22.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
23. 23.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
24. 24.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
25. 25.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
26. 26.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
27. 27.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
28. 28.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
29. 29.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
30. 30.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
31. 31.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
32. 32.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) season (c) support
34. 34.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) balloon (c) collect
36. 36.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) correct (c) cactus
38. 38.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
39. 39.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) season (c) around

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