Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 990 · 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 “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
2. 2.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) extra (c) ago
4. 4.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
5. 5.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
6. 6.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
7. 7.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
8. 8.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) again (c) alive
10. 10.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
11. 11.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
12. 12.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
13. 13.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
14. 14.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
15. 15.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) drama (c) support
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) bonus (c) polite
18. 18.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
19. 19.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) zebra (c) lesson
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) method (c) cactus
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) bonus (c) lemon
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) about (c) cobra
24. 24.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
25. 25.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
26. 26.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
27. 27.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) zebra (c) asleep
29. 29.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) sofa (c) ago
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) extra (c) again
32. 32.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
33. 33.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
34. 34.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
35. 35.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
36. 36.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
37. 37.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
38. 38.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
39. 39.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
40. 40.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem

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