Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 519 · 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) correct (b) happen (c) open
2. 2.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) problem (c) focus
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) ago (c) bonus
5. 5.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
6. 6.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) alive (c) happen
8. 8.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
9. 9.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
10. 10.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
11. 11.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
12. 12.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) seven (c) contain
14. 14.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) bonus (c) seven
16. 16.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
17. 17.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
18. 18.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
19. 19.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) collect (c) again
21. 21.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) season (c) around
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) season (c) police
24. 24.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
25. 25.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) drama (c) contain
27. 27.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
28. 28.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
29. 29.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
30. 30.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) cobra (c) salad
32. 32.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) collect (c) awake
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) ago (c) open
35. 35.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) complete (c) lemon
37. 37.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
38. 38.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
39. 39.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
40. 40.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma

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