Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 515 · 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 part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
2. 2.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
3. 3.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
4. 4.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) cobra (c) about
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) bonus (c) support
7. 7.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) about (c) cactus
9. 9.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
10. 10.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
11. 11.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
12. 12.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) pizza (c) alive
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) comma (c) balloon
15. 15.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
16. 16.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) season (c) suppose
18. 18.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
19. 19.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
20. 20.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
21. 21.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
22. 22.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) open (c) polite
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) cobra (c) problem
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) open (c) balloon
26. 26.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
27. 27.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) support (c) open
29. 29.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
30. 30.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
31. 31.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
32. 32.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
33. 33.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) zebra (c) balloon
35. 35.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
36. 36.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) season (c) awake
38. 38.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
39. 39.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) correct (c) collect

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