Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 20 · 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 “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
2. 2.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) polite (c) bonus
4. 4.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
5. 5.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
6. 6.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
7. 7.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
8. 8.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) awake (c) asleep
10. 10.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
11. 11.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
12. 12.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
13. 13.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) alive (c) correct
15. 15.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
16. 16.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
17. 17.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) seven (c) bonus
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) drama (c) correct
20. 20.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
21. 21.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) around (c) panda
23. 23.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) ago (c) drama
25. 25.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
26. 26.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
27. 27.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) season (c) salad
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) lemon (c) polite
30. 30.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
31. 31.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
32. 32.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
33. 33.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) alive (c) pizza
35. 35.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
36. 36.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) about (c) happen
38. 38.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
39. 39.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
40. 40.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day

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