Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 118 · 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) ago (b) cobra (c) alive
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) suppose (c) seven
3. 3.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
4. 4.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
5. 5.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) open (c) asleep
7. 7.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
8. 8.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
9. 9.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
10. 10.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
11. 11.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
12. 12.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) correct (c) lemon
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) polite (c) cactus
15. 15.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
16. 16.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
17. 17.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) balloon (c) again
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) extra (c) awake
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) focus (c) asleep
21. 21.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
22. 22.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) problem (c) again
24. 24.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) police (c) salad
26. 26.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
27. 27.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
28. 28.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
29. 29.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) open (c) collect
31. 31.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
32. 32.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) alive (c) zebra
34. 34.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) around (c) happen
36. 36.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
37. 37.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) about (c) drama
39. 39.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
40. 40.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po

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