Schwa Sound Worksheet

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

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