Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 654 · 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 “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
2. 2.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) ago (c) lesson
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) bonus (c) open
5. 5.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
6. 6.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) ago (c) sofa
8. 8.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
9. 9.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) about (c) lemon
11. 11.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
12. 12.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) correct (c) zebra
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) around (c) sofa
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) again (c) awake
16. 16.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
17. 17.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
18. 18.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
19. 19.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
20. 20.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) focus (c) asleep
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) again (c) correct
23. 23.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
24. 24.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
25. 25.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
26. 26.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
27. 27.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
28. 28.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) ago (c) drama
30. 30.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
31. 31.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) awake (c) around
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) alive (c) sofa
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) about (c) comma
35. 35.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
36. 36.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
37. 37.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
38. 38.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
39. 39.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) season (c) bonus

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