Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 231 · 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 “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
2. 2.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
3. 3.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
4. 4.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
5. 5.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) sofa (c) pizza
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) salad (c) today
8. 8.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
9. 9.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
10. 10.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) open (c) awake
12. 12.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
13. 13.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
14. 14.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
15. 15.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
16. 16.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
17. 17.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) around (c) polite
19. 19.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
20. 20.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
21. 21.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
22. 22.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
23. 23.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) zebra (c) complete
25. 25.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
26. 26.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
27. 27.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
28. 28.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
29. 29.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
30. 30.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
31. 31.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) awake (c) comma
33. 33.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) extra (c) polite
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) lemon (c) lesson
36. 36.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
37. 37.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) problem (c) ago
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) support (c) lemon
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) method (c) asleep

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