Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 252 · 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) suppose (b) about (c) cactus
2. 2.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) around (c) complete
4. 4.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
5. 5.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) season (c) ago
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) zebra (c) police
8. 8.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
9. 9.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
10. 10.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) balloon (c) lemon
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) correct (c) complete
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) drama (c) contain
14. 14.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) alive (c) awake
16. 16.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) panda (c) today
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) panda (c) police
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) support (c) cobra
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) about (c) asleep
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) asleep (c) problem
22. 22.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
23. 23.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
24. 24.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
25. 25.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
26. 26.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
27. 27.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) problem (c) sofa
29. 29.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
30. 30.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) about (c) happen
32. 32.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
33. 33.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
34. 34.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
35. 35.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
36. 36.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) asleep (c) cactus
38. 38.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
39. 39.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
40. 40.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com

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