Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 387 · 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) salad (b) suppose (c) zebra
2. 2.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
3. 3.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) comma (c) balloon
5. 5.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
6. 6.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) polite (c) cactus
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) asleep (c) extra
10. 10.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
11. 11.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
12. 12.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
13. 13.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
14. 14.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
15. 15.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) sofa (c) support
17. 17.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
18. 18.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
19. 19.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) complete (c) extra
21. 21.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
22. 22.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
23. 23.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) drama (c) season
25. 25.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) method (c) happen
27. 27.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
28. 28.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
29. 29.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
30. 30.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) pizza (c) contain
32. 32.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
33. 33.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) focus (c) about
35. 35.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) around (c) zebra
37. 37.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
38. 38.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
39. 39.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
40. 40.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain

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