Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 553 · 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 “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
2. 2.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) contain (c) cobra
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) open (c) again
5. 5.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) again (c) panda
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) about (c) focus
8. 8.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
9. 9.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
10. 10.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
11. 11.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
12. 12.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) support (c) sofa
14. 14.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
15. 15.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) problem (c) lesson
17. 17.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) comma (c) suppose
19. 19.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) season (c) problem
21. 21.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
22. 22.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
23. 23.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
24. 24.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
25. 25.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) support (c) seven
27. 27.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) around (c) method
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) salad (c) suppose
30. 30.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) today (c) salad
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) season (c) complete
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) bonus (c) complete
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) problem (c) asleep
35. 35.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
36. 36.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) collect (c) alive
38. 38.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
39. 39.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) suppose (c) cobra

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