Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 794 · 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) alive (b) seven (c) cactus
2. 2.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
3. 3.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
4. 4.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) collect (c) lemon
6. 6.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
7. 7.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
8. 8.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
9. 9.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
10. 10.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
11. 11.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) cactus (c) ago
13. 13.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
14. 14.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
15. 15.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) salad (c) balloon
17. 17.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
18. 18.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
19. 19.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) problem (c) lesson
21. 21.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
22. 22.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) correct (c) season
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) ago (c) season
25. 25.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
26. 26.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
27. 27.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
28. 28.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) about (c) extra
30. 30.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) balloon (c) collect
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) today (c) zebra
33. 33.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) seven (c) about
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) season (c) contain
36. 36.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
37. 37.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
38. 38.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
39. 39.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) asleep (c) focus

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