Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 234 · 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 word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) problem (c) comma
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) balloon (c) open
3. 3.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) lemon (c) awake
5. 5.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
6. 6.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
7. 7.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
8. 8.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
9. 9.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
10. 10.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
11. 11.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) ago (c) asleep
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) contain (c) happen
14. 14.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
15. 15.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
16. 16.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
17. 17.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
18. 18.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) alive (c) cobra
20. 20.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) happen (c) ago
22. 22.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
23. 23.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
24. 24.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
25. 25.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
26. 26.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) zebra (c) ago
28. 28.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
29. 29.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
30. 30.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) comma (c) asleep
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) today (c) problem
33. 33.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
34. 34.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
35. 35.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) focus (c) pizza
37. 37.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
38. 38.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
39. 39.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
40. 40.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od

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