Schwa Sound Worksheet

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

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