Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 414 · 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.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) seven (c) alive
4. 4.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
5. 5.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) method (c) asleep
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) season (c) seven
8. 8.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
9. 9.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) season (c) drama
11. 11.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
12. 12.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) pizza (c) asleep
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) problem (c) alive
15. 15.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
16. 16.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
17. 17.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
18. 18.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) complete (c) polite
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) collect (c) extra
21. 21.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) about (c) focus
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) cobra (c) extra
24. 24.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) happen (c) suppose
26. 26.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
27. 27.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
28. 28.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) seven (c) method
30. 30.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) alive (c) about
32. 32.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
33. 33.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
34. 34.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
35. 35.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) support (c) focus
37. 37.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) salad (c) asleep
39. 39.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
40. 40.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma

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