Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 632 · 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 “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
2. 2.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) polite (c) problem
4. 4.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
5. 5.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
6. 6.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
7. 7.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) method (c) ago
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) happen (c) collect
10. 10.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
11. 11.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) bonus (c) awake
13. 13.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
14. 14.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
15. 15.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) alive (c) drama
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) asleep (c) collect
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) open (c) today
19. 19.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) happen (c) problem
21. 21.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) polite (c) ago
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) correct (b) police (c) comma
25. 25.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
26. 26.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) problem (c) focus
28. 28.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) method (c) ago
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) cobra (c) around
31. 31.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
32. 32.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
33. 33.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
34. 34.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) drama (c) awake
36. 36.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
37. 37.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) balloon (c) alive
39. 39.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) ago (c) focus

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