Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 244 · 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 LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) balloon (c) season
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) polite (c) problem
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) lemon (c) problem
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) police (c) comma
5. 5.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
6. 6.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
7. 7.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
8. 8.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
9. 9.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
10. 10.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
11. 11.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) lesson (c) police
13. 13.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
14. 14.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
15. 15.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) cactus (c) police
17. 17.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) drama (c) ago
19. 19.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) seven (c) asleep
21. 21.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
22. 22.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
23. 23.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
24. 24.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
25. 25.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) bonus (c) suppose
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) lesson (c) bonus
28. 28.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) again (c) happen
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) about (c) focus
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) collect (c) alive
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) sofa (c) polite
33. 33.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) open (c) correct
35. 35.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
36. 36.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) method (c) balloon
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) awake (c) zebra
39. 39.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) bonus (c) contain

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