Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 700 · 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 word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) method (c) focus
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) correct (c) focus
3. 3.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) suppose (c) cobra
5. 5.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) drama (c) again
7. 7.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) balloon (c) lemon
9. 9.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
10. 10.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
11. 11.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) alive (c) police
13. 13.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) polite (c) problem
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) ago (c) season
16. 16.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) balloon (c) season
18. 18.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) asleep (c) lesson
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) suppose (c) balloon
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) cactus (c) police
22. 22.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
23. 23.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
24. 24.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
25. 25.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) method (c) pizza
27. 27.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) cactus (c) alive
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) open (c) around
30. 30.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
31. 31.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
32. 32.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
33. 33.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
34. 34.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
35. 35.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
36. 36.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
37. 37.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
38. 38.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) contain (c) panda
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) about (c) again

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