Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 192 · 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 part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
2. 2.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
3. 3.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
4. 4.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
5. 5.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) panda (c) complete
7. 7.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) problem (c) complete
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) again (c) sofa
10. 10.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
11. 11.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
12. 12.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
13. 13.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) today (c) balloon
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) salad (c) again
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) pizza (c) balloon
17. 17.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
18. 18.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
19. 19.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
20. 20.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
21. 21.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
22. 22.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) pizza (c) support
24. 24.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
25. 25.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
26. 26.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
27. 27.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
28. 28.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) lemon (c) collect
30. 30.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
31. 31.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
32. 32.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) pizza (c) collect
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) about (c) bonus
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) comma (c) balloon
36. 36.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
37. 37.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
38. 38.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) method (c) again
40. 40.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus

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