Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 302 · 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) open (b) about (c) sofa
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) seven (c) asleep
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) bonus (c) around
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) problem (c) around
5. 5.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
6. 6.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
7. 7.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
8. 8.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
9. 9.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) comma (c) asleep
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) panda (c) lemon
12. 12.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) seven (c) awake
14. 14.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
15. 15.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
16. 16.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
17. 17.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
18. 18.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
19. 19.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
20. 20.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) happen (c) contain
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) cobra (c) salad
23. 23.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
24. 24.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
25. 25.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) support (c) cactus
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) again (c) cactus
28. 28.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) extra (c) lesson
30. 30.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) method (c) sofa
32. 32.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
33. 33.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
34. 34.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
35. 35.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) support (c) focus
37. 37.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
38. 38.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
39. 39.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
40. 40.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout

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