Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 54 · 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 “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) polite (c) extra
3. 3.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) collect (c) contain
5. 5.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
6. 6.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
7. 7.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
8. 8.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) about (c) sofa
10. 10.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
11. 11.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
12. 12.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
13. 13.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) asleep (c) open
15. 15.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
16. 16.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
17. 17.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
18. 18.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
19. 19.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
20. 20.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) complete (c) again
22. 22.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
23. 23.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) bonus (c) ago
25. 25.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
26. 26.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
27. 27.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) seven (c) asleep
29. 29.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) sofa (c) seven
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) suppose (c) happen
32. 32.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
33. 33.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
34. 34.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
35. 35.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
36. 36.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
37. 37.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) pizza (c) alive
39. 39.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
40. 40.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem

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