Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 673 · 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 “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
2. 2.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) contain (c) ago
4. 4.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
5. 5.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) comma (c) suppose
7. 7.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
8. 8.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
9. 9.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) extra (c) lesson
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) collect (c) salad
12. 12.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
13. 13.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
14. 14.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) around (c) lemon
16. 16.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
17. 17.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) bonus (c) awake
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) comma (c) ago
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) contain (c) seven
21. 21.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
22. 22.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) awake (c) method
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) zebra (c) complete
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) open (c) problem
26. 26.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) suppose (c) collect
28. 28.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
29. 29.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) about (c) cactus
31. 31.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
32. 32.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) pizza (c) about
34. 34.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) focus (c) complete
36. 36.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
37. 37.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) pizza (c) asleep
39. 39.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
40. 40.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth

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