Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 643 · 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 “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
2. 2.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) complete (c) season
4. 4.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
5. 5.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
6. 6.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) about (c) awake
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) focus (c) awake
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) today (c) bonus
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) problem (c) today
11. 11.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) police (c) panda
13. 13.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) comma (c) collect
15. 15.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
16. 16.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) alive (c) open
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) cobra (c) season
19. 19.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
20. 20.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
21. 21.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) lesson (c) complete
23. 23.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
24. 24.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
25. 25.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) polite (c) cobra
27. 27.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
28. 28.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) about (c) drama
30. 30.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
31. 31.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
32. 32.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
33. 33.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) seven (c) pizza
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) panda (c) today
36. 36.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
37. 37.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) asleep (c) ago
39. 39.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) cactus (c) again

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