Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 589 · 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 “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) problem (c) today
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) panda (c) suppose
4. 4.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
5. 5.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) contain (c) suppose
7. 7.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) comma (c) correct
9. 9.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
10. 10.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
11. 11.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
12. 12.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) awake (c) lemon
14. 14.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
15. 15.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) complete (c) season
17. 17.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
18. 18.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) seven (c) alive
20. 20.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) police (c) happen
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) polite (c) again
23. 23.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
24. 24.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
25. 25.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
26. 26.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
27. 27.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
28. 28.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
29. 29.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
30. 30.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
31. 31.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
32. 32.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
33. 33.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
34. 34.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
35. 35.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) method (c) comma
37. 37.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
38. 38.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) sofa (c) zebra
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) about (c) drama

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