Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 142 · 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 “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
2. 2.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
3. 3.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) bonus (c) method
5. 5.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) pizza (c) alive
7. 7.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
8. 8.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
9. 9.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
10. 10.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
11. 11.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) police (c) zebra
13. 13.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) zebra (c) correct
15. 15.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) police (c) lemon
17. 17.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
18. 18.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) seven (c) polite
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) complete (c) salad
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) happen (c) balloon
22. 22.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
23. 23.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
24. 24.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
25. 25.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
26. 26.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
27. 27.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) method (c) awake
29. 29.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
30. 30.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) lesson (c) bonus
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) suppose (c) polite
33. 33.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
34. 34.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) suppose (c) sofa
36. 36.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) drama (c) asleep
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) season (c) today
39. 39.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
40. 40.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po

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