Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 36 · 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 part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
2. 2.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
3. 3.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) contain (c) lesson
5. 5.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
6. 6.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
7. 7.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
8. 8.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) again (c) correct
10. 10.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
11. 11.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
12. 12.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
13. 13.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) focus (c) ago
15. 15.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
16. 16.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) asleep (c) happen
18. 18.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) about (c) extra
20. 20.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
21. 21.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) about (c) salad
23. 23.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
24. 24.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) alive (c) method
26. 26.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
27. 27.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
28. 28.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) lemon (c) polite
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) support (c) drama
31. 31.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) drama (c) collect
33. 33.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
34. 34.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) problem (c) about
36. 36.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
37. 37.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
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 FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) salad (c) complete
40. 40.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od

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