Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 35 · 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 “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) again (c) asleep
3. 3.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
4. 4.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
5. 5.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
6. 6.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) open (c) lesson
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) alive (c) lesson
9. 9.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
10. 10.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) today (c) comma
12. 12.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) support (c) panda
14. 14.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) salad (c) ago
16. 16.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) suppose (c) bonus
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) correct (c) extra
19. 19.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) correct (c) lemon
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) pizza (c) collect
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) salad (c) correct
23. 23.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) focus (c) problem
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) support (c) suppose
26. 26.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
27. 27.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
28. 28.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
29. 29.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) correct (c) drama
31. 31.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
32. 32.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
33. 33.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
34. 34.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
35. 35.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
36. 36.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
37. 37.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
38. 38.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
39. 39.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) zebra (c) about

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