Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 66 · 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 part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
2. 2.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
3. 3.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
4. 4.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
5. 5.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
6. 6.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) panda (c) balloon
8. 8.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
9. 9.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
10. 10.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) seven (c) complete
12. 12.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
13. 13.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
14. 14.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) happen (c) ago
16. 16.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
17. 17.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) about (c) cobra
19. 19.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
20. 20.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) contain (c) problem
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) bonus (c) balloon
23. 23.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
24. 24.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
25. 25.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
26. 26.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
27. 27.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
28. 28.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
29. 29.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
30. 30.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
31. 31.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
32. 32.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
33. 33.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) lemon (c) drama
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) panda (c) awake
36. 36.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
37. 37.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) sofa (c) suppose
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) around (c) problem
40. 40.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite

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