Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 631 · 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 word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) awake (c) about
2. 2.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
3. 3.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) happen (c) salad
5. 5.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
6. 6.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
7. 7.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
8. 8.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
9. 9.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
10. 10.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) salad (c) extra
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) salad (c) seven
13. 13.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
14. 14.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
15. 15.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) police (c) balloon
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) again (c) seven
18. 18.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
19. 19.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
20. 20.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
21. 21.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
22. 22.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) today (c) comma
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) suppose (c) focus
25. 25.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
26. 26.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) around (c) cactus
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) contain (c) lesson
29. 29.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) method (c) problem
31. 31.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
32. 32.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
33. 33.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
34. 34.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
35. 35.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
36. 36.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
37. 37.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
38. 38.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
39. 39.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
40. 40.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a

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