Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 689 · 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 “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) lesson (c) contain
3. 3.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
4. 4.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
5. 5.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
6. 6.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
7. 7.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
8. 8.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
9. 9.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
10. 10.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
11. 11.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
12. 12.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
13. 13.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
14. 14.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
15. 15.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) awake (c) comma
17. 17.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
18. 18.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
19. 19.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
20. 20.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
21. 21.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
22. 22.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) salad (c) seven
24. 24.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) alive (c) lemon
26. 26.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
27. 27.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) extra (c) cobra
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) alive (c) drama
30. 30.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
31. 31.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
32. 32.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
33. 33.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
34. 34.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
35. 35.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
36. 36.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) lesson (c) today
38. 38.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) asleep (c) bonus
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) problem (c) about

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