Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 328 · 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 “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
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 FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) drama (c) asleep
4. 4.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) drama (c) ago
6. 6.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
7. 7.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) polite (c) cactus
9. 9.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
10. 10.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
11. 11.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) open (c) alive
13. 13.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
14. 14.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) extra (c) about
16. 16.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) complete (c) focus
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) bonus (c) ago
19. 19.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) complete (c) sofa
21. 21.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
22. 22.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
23. 23.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
24. 24.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
25. 25.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
26. 26.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
27. 27.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) complete (c) lemon
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) complete (c) panda
30. 30.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
31. 31.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
32. 32.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) alive (c) seven
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) alive (c) cobra
35. 35.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) around (c) pizza
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) correct (c) awake
38. 38.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) suppose (c) zebra
40. 40.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain

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