Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 526 · 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 “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
2. 2.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
3. 3.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
4. 4.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
5. 5.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
6. 6.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) pizza (c) about
8. 8.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
9. 9.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
10. 10.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
11. 11.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) cobra (c) problem
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) correct (c) problem
14. 14.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
15. 15.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
16. 16.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
17. 17.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) cobra (c) ago
19. 19.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
20. 20.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
21. 21.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
22. 22.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
23. 23.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
24. 24.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
25. 25.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) complete (c) alive
27. 27.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) collect (c) drama
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) drama (c) contain
30. 30.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
31. 31.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
32. 32.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
33. 33.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) around (c) ago
35. 35.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
36. 36.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) season (c) today
38. 38.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
39. 39.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
40. 40.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep

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