Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 989 · 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 “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
2. 2.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) lemon (c) season
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) again (c) ago
5. 5.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
6. 6.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) around (c) open
8. 8.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
9. 9.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
10. 10.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
11. 11.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
12. 12.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) comma (c) awake
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) open (c) comma
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) happen (c) suppose
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) pizza (c) collect
17. 17.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) asleep (c) zebra
19. 19.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) bonus (c) correct
21. 21.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
22. 22.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
23. 23.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
24. 24.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
25. 25.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
26. 26.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
27. 27.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
28. 28.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
29. 29.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
30. 30.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) asleep (c) around
32. 32.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
33. 33.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
34. 34.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) alive (c) bonus
36. 36.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
37. 37.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
38. 38.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
39. 39.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
40. 40.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po

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