Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 487 · 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) sofa (b) seven (c) again
2. 2.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
3. 3.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) drama (c) asleep
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) awake (c) cobra
6. 6.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) asleep (c) correct
8. 8.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
9. 9.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
10. 10.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
11. 11.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) polite (c) about
13. 13.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
14. 14.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
15. 15.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
16. 16.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
17. 17.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) support (c) again
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) about (c) lemon
20. 20.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
21. 21.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
22. 22.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) panda (c) police
24. 24.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
25. 25.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) cobra (c) complete
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) bonus (c) problem
28. 28.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) contain (c) pizza
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) lesson (c) balloon
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) zebra (c) correct
32. 32.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
33. 33.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
34. 34.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) method (c) extra
36. 36.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
37. 37.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) zebra (c) balloon
39. 39.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
40. 40.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect

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