Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 321 · 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 “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
2. 2.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
3. 3.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
4. 4.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
5. 5.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
6. 6.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
7. 7.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
8. 8.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) lesson (c) balloon
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) support (c) problem
11. 11.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
12. 12.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
13. 13.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
14. 14.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
15. 15.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
16. 16.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
17. 17.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) asleep (c) comma
19. 19.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) problem (c) collect
21. 21.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) seven (c) about
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) contain (c) zebra
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) happen (c) polite
25. 25.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
26. 26.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
27. 27.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
28. 28.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
29. 29.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) around (c) pizza
31. 31.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) panda (c) salad
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) alive (c) police
34. 34.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
35. 35.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
36. 36.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
37. 37.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
38. 38.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) comma (c) around
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) drama (c) polite

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