Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 800 · 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.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
2. 2.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
3. 3.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
4. 4.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) alive (c) cobra
6. 6.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) open (c) drama
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) problem (c) zebra
9. 9.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) polite (c) sofa
11. 11.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
12. 12.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
13. 13.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
14. 14.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
15. 15.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
16. 16.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) today (c) drama
18. 18.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
19. 19.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) complete (c) suppose
21. 21.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) seven (c) contain
23. 23.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) season (c) drama
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) lemon (c) drama
26. 26.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
27. 27.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
28. 28.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) method (c) suppose
30. 30.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) polite (c) season
32. 32.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
33. 33.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) pizza (c) today
35. 35.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) pizza (c) happen
37. 37.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) complete (c) alive
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) cactus (c) balloon
40. 40.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon

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