Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 458 · 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 “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
2. 2.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
3. 3.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
4. 4.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
5. 5.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
6. 6.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
7. 7.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
8. 8.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
9. 9.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
10. 10.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) complete (c) ago
12. 12.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) today (c) lemon
14. 14.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) alive (c) zebra
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) correct (c) salad
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) contain (c) around
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) cobra (c) ago
19. 19.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
20. 20.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) alive (c) ago
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) correct (c) zebra
23. 23.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) correct (c) comma
25. 25.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
26. 26.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
27. 27.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) open (c) about
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) pizza (c) drama
30. 30.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
31. 31.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) cobra (c) around
33. 33.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) sofa (c) polite
35. 35.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
36. 36.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
37. 37.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
38. 38.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) method (c) asleep
40. 40.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a

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