Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 77 · 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 “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) alive (c) comma
3. 3.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
4. 4.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
5. 5.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
6. 6.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) happen (c) alive
8. 8.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) seven (c) around
10. 10.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) comma (c) cobra
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) problem (c) asleep
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) awake (c) salad
14. 14.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
15. 15.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) ago (c) contain
17. 17.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
18. 18.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) happen (c) season
20. 20.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
21. 21.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
22. 22.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
23. 23.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
24. 24.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
25. 25.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
26. 26.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) open (c) about
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) correct (c) again
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) comma (c) lemon
30. 30.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) comma (c) about
32. 32.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
33. 33.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
34. 34.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
35. 35.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
36. 36.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) lemon (c) problem
38. 38.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
39. 39.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
40. 40.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite

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