Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 73 · 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-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
2. 2.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
3. 3.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
4. 4.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) zebra (c) awake
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) support (c) open
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) cactus (c) polite
8. 8.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) focus (c) bonus
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) correct (c) extra
11. 11.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
12. 12.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
13. 13.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
14. 14.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
15. 15.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
16. 16.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
17. 17.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
18. 18.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
19. 19.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
20. 20.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
21. 21.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
22. 22.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) again (c) problem
24. 24.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) today (c) happen
26. 26.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
27. 27.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
28. 28.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
29. 29.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
30. 30.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
31. 31.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
32. 32.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
33. 33.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
34. 34.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
35. 35.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
36. 36.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
37. 37.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
38. 38.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) contain (c) pizza
40. 40.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup

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