Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 723 · 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) drama (b) method (c) again
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) panda (c) awake
3. 3.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
4. 4.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
5. 5.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) about (c) today
7. 7.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) contain (c) problem
9. 9.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) seven (c) about
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) balloon (c) suppose
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) balloon (c) season
13. 13.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) polite (c) zebra
15. 15.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
16. 16.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
17. 17.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) ago (c) happen
19. 19.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) asleep (c) lesson
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) police (c) sofa
22. 22.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
23. 23.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
24. 24.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
25. 25.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
26. 26.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) asleep (c) again
28. 28.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
29. 29.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
30. 30.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
31. 31.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
32. 32.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
33. 33.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
34. 34.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
35. 35.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
36. 36.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) extra (c) about
38. 38.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) cactus (c) method
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) cobra (c) correct

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