Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 483 · 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 “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) problem (c) support
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) happen (c) contain
4. 4.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
5. 5.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
6. 6.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
7. 7.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
8. 8.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
9. 9.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) cactus (c) lemon
11. 11.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
12. 12.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
13. 13.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) alive (c) drama
15. 15.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
16. 16.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
17. 17.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
18. 18.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
19. 19.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
20. 20.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) around (c) method
22. 22.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) zebra (c) today
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) drama (c) season
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) lesson (c) sofa
26. 26.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
27. 27.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) happen (c) alive
29. 29.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
30. 30.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
31. 31.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
32. 32.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) salad (c) collect
34. 34.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
35. 35.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
36. 36.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) collect (c) salad
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) asleep (c) sofa
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) about (c) bonus
40. 40.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma

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