Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 123 · 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.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
2. 2.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
3. 3.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
4. 4.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
5. 5.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) method (c) sofa
7. 7.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
8. 8.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
9. 9.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
10. 10.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) seven (c) salad
12. 12.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
13. 13.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
14. 14.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
15. 15.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
16. 16.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
17. 17.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
18. 18.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) today (c) cobra
20. 20.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
21. 21.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
22. 22.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) alive (c) drama
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) happen (c) balloon
25. 25.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) contain (c) zebra
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) around (c) correct
28. 28.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) method (c) polite
30. 30.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
31. 31.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
32. 32.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
33. 33.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) suppose (c) salad
35. 35.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
36. 36.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
37. 37.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
38. 38.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
39. 39.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
40. 40.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com

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