Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 264 · 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 “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
2. 2.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) pizza (c) around
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) alive (c) extra
5. 5.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) extra (c) contain
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) police (c) method
8. 8.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
9. 9.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) comma (c) contain
11. 11.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) happen (c) ago
13. 13.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
14. 14.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
15. 15.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
16. 16.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) balloon (c) seven
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) salad (c) bonus
19. 19.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
20. 20.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) pizza (c) around
22. 22.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) correct (c) pizza
24. 24.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
25. 25.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
26. 26.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
27. 27.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) asleep (c) suppose
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) complete (c) zebra
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) alive (c) open
31. 31.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) season (c) alive
33. 33.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
34. 34.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
35. 35.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) contain (c) drama
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) lemon (c) awake
38. 38.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
39. 39.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) contain (c) bonus

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