Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 628 · 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 “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) sofa (c) complete
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) awake (c) comma
4. 4.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
5. 5.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
6. 6.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
7. 7.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
8. 8.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
9. 9.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) around (c) open
11. 11.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
12. 12.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) polite (c) focus
14. 14.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) contain (c) method
16. 16.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
17. 17.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
18. 18.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) comma (c) salad
20. 20.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
21. 21.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) balloon (c) alive
23. 23.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) suppose (c) about
25. 25.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
26. 26.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
27. 27.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
28. 28.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
29. 29.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
30. 30.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) panda (c) suppose
32. 32.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) problem (c) complete
34. 34.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
35. 35.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
36. 36.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
37. 37.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) awake (c) method
39. 39.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) open (c) today

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