Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 209 · 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 “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
2. 2.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
3. 3.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
4. 4.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) cobra (c) around
6. 6.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) awake (c) lesson
8. 8.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
9. 9.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
10. 10.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) correct (c) comma
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) collect (c) season
13. 13.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
14. 14.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
15. 15.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
16. 16.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
17. 17.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
18. 18.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) seven (c) awake
20. 20.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) pizza (c) panda
22. 22.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
23. 23.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
24. 24.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
25. 25.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) happen (c) police
27. 27.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) happen (c) polite
29. 29.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
30. 30.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
31. 31.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
32. 32.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
33. 33.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) pizza (c) ago
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) seven (c) contain
36. 36.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
37. 37.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
38. 38.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
39. 39.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) contain (c) suppose

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