Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 191 · 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) about (b) happen (c) method
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) problem (c) cactus
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) again (c) season
4. 4.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
5. 5.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) happen (c) ago
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) problem (c) panda
8. 8.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
9. 9.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) correct (c) open
11. 11.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) complete (c) around
13. 13.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
14. 14.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
15. 15.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
16. 16.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
17. 17.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
18. 18.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) extra (c) cactus
20. 20.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) bonus (c) alive
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) suppose (c) sofa
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) again (c) open
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) polite (c) police
25. 25.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
26. 26.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
27. 27.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) focus (c) support
29. 29.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) zebra (c) today
31. 31.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
32. 32.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
33. 33.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
34. 34.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
35. 35.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
36. 36.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
37. 37.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) happen (c) police
39. 39.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
40. 40.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra

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