Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 767 · 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 “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
2. 2.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
3. 3.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
4. 4.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
5. 5.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
6. 6.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
7. 7.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) salad (c) awake
9. 9.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) extra (c) ago
11. 11.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
12. 12.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
13. 13.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) cobra (c) about
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) ago (c) suppose
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) today (c) balloon
17. 17.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
18. 18.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
19. 19.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) lemon (c) about
21. 21.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) alive (c) open
23. 23.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
24. 24.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
25. 25.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) collect (c) problem
27. 27.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
28. 28.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) ago (c) contain
30. 30.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
31. 31.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
32. 32.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) zebra (c) today
34. 34.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) open (c) police
36. 36.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
37. 37.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) happen (c) again
39. 39.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) open (c) polite

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