Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 536 · 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 “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) extra (c) suppose
3. 3.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
4. 4.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
5. 5.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
6. 6.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
7. 7.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) method (c) zebra
9. 9.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
10. 10.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
11. 11.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
12. 12.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) contain (c) bonus
14. 14.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
15. 15.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
16. 16.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
17. 17.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
18. 18.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) ago (c) sofa
20. 20.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
21. 21.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
22. 22.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) today (c) lemon
24. 24.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) support (c) cactus
26. 26.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) police (c) problem
28. 28.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
29. 29.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
30. 30.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
31. 31.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
32. 32.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) about (c) comma
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) alive (c) pizza
35. 35.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) complete (c) pizza
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) lesson (c) correct
38. 38.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
39. 39.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
40. 40.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da

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