Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 140 · 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 “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
2. 2.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
3. 3.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
4. 4.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
5. 5.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) method (c) sofa
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) alive (c) balloon
8. 8.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) asleep (c) suppose
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) correct (c) problem
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) complete (c) method
12. 12.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
13. 13.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) contain (c) problem
15. 15.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
16. 16.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) drama (c) today
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) support (c) lesson
19. 19.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
20. 20.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
21. 21.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) about (c) lemon
23. 23.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) polite (c) alive
25. 25.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
26. 26.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
27. 27.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
28. 28.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
29. 29.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
30. 30.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) salad (c) seven
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) asleep (c) open
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) happen (c) salad
34. 34.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
35. 35.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
36. 36.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
37. 37.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
38. 38.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) asleep (c) open
40. 40.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa

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