Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 14 · 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 FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) again (c) bonus
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) salad (c) alive
3. 3.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
4. 4.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
5. 5.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) drama (c) ago
7. 7.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
8. 8.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) extra (c) suppose
10. 10.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
11. 11.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
12. 12.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) again (c) bonus
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) asleep (c) salad
15. 15.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
16. 16.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
17. 17.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
18. 18.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) today (c) sofa
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) panda (c) comma
21. 21.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) asleep (c) cobra
23. 23.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) contain (c) problem
25. 25.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
26. 26.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) drama (c) balloon
28. 28.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
29. 29.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
30. 30.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
31. 31.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) polite (c) police
33. 33.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
34. 34.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
35. 35.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
36. 36.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
37. 37.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
38. 38.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
39. 39.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
40. 40.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les

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