Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 742 · 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 “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
2. 2.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
3. 3.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
4. 4.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
5. 5.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
6. 6.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
7. 7.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) support (c) complete
9. 9.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
10. 10.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
11. 11.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
12. 12.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
13. 13.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
14. 14.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) ago (c) happen
16. 16.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
17. 17.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
18. 18.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
19. 19.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) suppose (c) method
21. 21.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
22. 22.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
23. 23.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
24. 24.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) asleep (c) lemon
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) lesson (c) about
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) seven (c) zebra
28. 28.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
29. 29.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
30. 30.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) alive (c) again
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) zebra (c) sofa
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) problem (c) support
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) asleep (c) around
35. 35.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
36. 36.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
37. 37.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) police (c) comma
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) comma (c) correct
40. 40.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo

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