Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 524 · 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) panda (b) cactus (c) polite
2. 2.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
3. 3.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
4. 4.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) sofa (c) contain
6. 6.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) cactus (c) again
8. 8.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
9. 9.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
10. 10.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
11. 11.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
12. 12.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
13. 13.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
14. 14.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) drama (c) awake
16. 16.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
17. 17.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
18. 18.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) support (c) panda
20. 20.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) cactus (c) asleep
22. 22.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
23. 23.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
24. 24.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) zebra (c) seven
26. 26.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
27. 27.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
28. 28.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) around (c) balloon
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) drama (c) about
31. 31.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
32. 32.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
33. 33.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
34. 34.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
35. 35.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
36. 36.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) open (c) contain
38. 38.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
39. 39.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
40. 40.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite

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