Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 539 · 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.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
2. 2.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
3. 3.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
4. 4.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
5. 5.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) drama (c) asleep
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) zebra (c) again
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) correct (c) drama
9. 9.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) about (c) today
11. 11.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) asleep (c) sofa
13. 13.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
14. 14.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) bonus (c) police
16. 16.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) contain (c) extra
18. 18.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
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 FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) polite (c) focus
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) correct (c) drama
22. 22.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
23. 23.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
24. 24.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) problem (c) method
26. 26.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
27. 27.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) suppose (c) lemon
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) pizza (c) contain
30. 30.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
31. 31.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
32. 32.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
33. 33.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
34. 34.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) collect (c) open
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) extra (c) lesson
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) balloon (c) seven
38. 38.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
39. 39.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
40. 40.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo

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