Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 332 · 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) method (b) lesson (c) polite
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) awake (c) happen
3. 3.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
4. 4.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) correct (c) seven
6. 6.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
7. 7.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
8. 8.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
9. 9.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
10. 10.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
11. 11.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
12. 12.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
13. 13.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) open (c) lemon
15. 15.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) balloon (c) collect
17. 17.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
18. 18.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
19. 19.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) correct (c) awake
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) comma (c) ago
22. 22.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
23. 23.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
24. 24.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
25. 25.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) police (c) ago
27. 27.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) open (c) extra
29. 29.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
30. 30.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) alive (c) balloon
32. 32.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
33. 33.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) zebra (c) police
35. 35.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
36. 36.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
37. 37.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) around (c) focus
39. 39.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
40. 40.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od

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