Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 416 · 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) lemon (b) sofa (c) suppose
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) balloon (c) focus
3. 3.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
4. 4.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) seven (c) support
6. 6.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
7. 7.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
8. 8.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
9. 9.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) collect (c) sofa
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) cobra (c) around
12. 12.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) seven (c) today
14. 14.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
15. 15.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
16. 16.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
17. 17.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
18. 18.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
19. 19.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) happen (c) contain
21. 21.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
22. 22.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
23. 23.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
24. 24.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) contain (c) sofa
26. 26.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
27. 27.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
28. 28.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) zebra (c) complete
30. 30.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
31. 31.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
32. 32.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) contain (c) pizza
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) lesson (c) collect
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) ago (c) lemon
36. 36.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
37. 37.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
38. 38.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) asleep (c) lesson
40. 40.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal

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