Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 442 · 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 “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
2. 2.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) balloon (c) sofa
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) happen (c) cactus
5. 5.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) asleep (c) method
7. 7.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
8. 8.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) pizza (c) contain
10. 10.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
11. 11.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
12. 12.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) balloon (c) comma
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) happen (c) support
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) happen (c) about
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 LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) support (c) problem
18. 18.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
19. 19.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) cobra (c) around
21. 21.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
22. 22.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
23. 23.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) comma (c) again
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) problem (c) awake
26. 26.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) pizza (c) zebra
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) problem (c) panda
29. 29.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) polite (c) drama
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) awake (c) zebra
32. 32.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) bonus (c) season
34. 34.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
35. 35.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
36. 36.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
37. 37.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) contain (c) open
39. 39.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) correct (c) about

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