Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 441 · 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 “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
2. 2.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
3. 3.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
4. 4.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
5. 5.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) correct (c) bonus
7. 7.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
8. 8.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
9. 9.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
10. 10.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
11. 11.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) around (c) collect
13. 13.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
14. 14.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
15. 15.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
16. 16.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) bonus (c) support
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) comma (c) asleep
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) collect (c) salad
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) method (c) awake
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) correct (c) about
22. 22.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
23. 23.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
24. 24.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
25. 25.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) extra (c) polite
27. 27.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
28. 28.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
29. 29.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) open (c) drama
31. 31.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
32. 32.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
33. 33.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
34. 34.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
35. 35.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
36. 36.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
37. 37.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
38. 38.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) police (c) comma
40. 40.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a

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