Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 997 · 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 “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
2. 2.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
3. 3.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
4. 4.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) cactus (c) police
6. 6.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
7. 7.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
8. 8.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) sofa (c) salad
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) open (c) about
11. 11.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
12. 12.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
13. 13.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
14. 14.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) awake (c) pizza
16. 16.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) salad (c) support
18. 18.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
19. 19.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
20. 20.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) complete (c) balloon
22. 22.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) extra (c) method
24. 24.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
25. 25.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
26. 26.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) again (c) about
28. 28.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
29. 29.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
30. 30.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
31. 31.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) open (c) collect
33. 33.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
34. 34.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) happen (c) alive
36. 36.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
37. 37.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
38. 38.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) zebra (c) correct
40. 40.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o

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