Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 196 · 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 “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
2. 2.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
3. 3.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
4. 4.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
5. 5.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
6. 6.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
7. 7.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
8. 8.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) season (c) complete
10. 10.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
11. 11.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
12. 12.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
13. 13.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
14. 14.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
15. 15.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) zebra (c) happen
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) lesson (c) again
18. 18.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) lesson (c) cobra
20. 20.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
21. 21.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) complete (c) problem
23. 23.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) extra (c) about
25. 25.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
26. 26.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
27. 27.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
28. 28.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
29. 29.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
30. 30.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) around (c) awake
32. 32.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
33. 33.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) contain (c) bonus
35. 35.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
36. 36.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
37. 37.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
38. 38.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
39. 39.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
40. 40.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake

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