Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 265 · 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.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
2. 2.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
3. 3.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) focus (c) method
5. 5.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
6. 6.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) asleep (c) today
8. 8.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) sofa (c) support
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) extra (c) ago
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) polite (c) zebra
12. 12.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
13. 13.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
14. 14.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) correct (c) method
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) focus (c) open
17. 17.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) pizza (c) open
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) polite (c) drama
20. 20.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
21. 21.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
22. 22.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
23. 23.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) open (c) balloon
25. 25.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
26. 26.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) cactus (c) police
28. 28.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) problem (c) cactus
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) cobra (c) balloon
31. 31.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) focus (c) complete
33. 33.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
34. 34.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
35. 35.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) support (c) panda
37. 37.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
38. 38.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
39. 39.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
40. 40.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra

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