Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 705 · 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 “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
2. 2.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) again (c) salad
4. 4.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
5. 5.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
6. 6.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
7. 7.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
8. 8.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
9. 9.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
10. 10.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) sofa (c) suppose
12. 12.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) awake (c) comma
14. 14.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
15. 15.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
16. 16.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
17. 17.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
18. 18.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) cactus (c) correct
20. 20.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
21. 21.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) complete (c) problem
23. 23.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
24. 24.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
25. 25.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
26. 26.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
27. 27.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
28. 28.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) polite (c) panda
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) suppose (c) focus
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) correct (c) season
32. 32.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
33. 33.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
34. 34.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
35. 35.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
36. 36.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) support (c) cobra
38. 38.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
39. 39.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) contain (c) bonus

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