Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 177 · 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 word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) complete (c) open
3. 3.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
4. 4.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
5. 5.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
6. 6.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
7. 7.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
8. 8.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) seven (c) polite
10. 10.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
11. 11.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
12. 12.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
13. 13.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
14. 14.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) support (c) lesson
16. 16.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
17. 17.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) about (c) salad
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) balloon (c) pizza
20. 20.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
21. 21.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
22. 22.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
23. 23.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
24. 24.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
25. 25.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
26. 26.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
27. 27.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) alive (c) around
29. 29.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
30. 30.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
31. 31.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
32. 32.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
33. 33.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
34. 34.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
35. 35.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
36. 36.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) cobra (c) ago
38. 38.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
39. 39.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
40. 40.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal

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