Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 132 · 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 “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
2. 2.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
3. 3.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) method (c) today
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) police (c) asleep
6. 6.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
7. 7.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) open (c) comma
9. 9.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
10. 10.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) sofa (c) seven
12. 12.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) season (c) ago
14. 14.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
15. 15.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
16. 16.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
17. 17.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) asleep (c) season
19. 19.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) again (c) ago
21. 21.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
22. 22.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) comma (c) suppose
24. 24.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
25. 25.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
26. 26.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
27. 27.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
28. 28.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
29. 29.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) contain (c) lesson
31. 31.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
32. 32.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
33. 33.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) suppose (c) sofa
35. 35.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
36. 36.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
37. 37.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) collect (c) pizza
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) alive (c) cobra
40. 40.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal

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