Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 565 · 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 “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
2. 2.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
3. 3.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
4. 4.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
5. 5.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) lemon (c) bonus
7. 7.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
8. 8.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
9. 9.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
10. 10.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
11. 11.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
12. 12.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
13. 13.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) asleep (c) police
15. 15.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
16. 16.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
17. 17.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
18. 18.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
19. 19.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
20. 20.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) seven (c) balloon
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) about (c) drama
23. 23.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) zebra (c) today
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) bonus (c) again
26. 26.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
27. 27.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
28. 28.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
29. 29.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
30. 30.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
31. 31.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) balloon (c) seven
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) open (c) around
34. 34.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
35. 35.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) bonus (c) balloon
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) panda (c) complete
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) cobra (c) contain
39. 39.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) lesson (c) polite

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