Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 805 · 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 “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
2. 2.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
3. 3.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
4. 4.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) open (c) about
6. 6.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
7. 7.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) complete (c) panda
9. 9.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
10. 10.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
11. 11.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) asleep (c) method
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) complete (c) comma
14. 14.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
15. 15.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) polite (c) suppose
17. 17.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) awake (c) seven
19. 19.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) seven (c) again
21. 21.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
22. 22.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
23. 23.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
24. 24.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
25. 25.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
26. 26.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
27. 27.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) happen (c) alive
29. 29.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
30. 30.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
31. 31.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
32. 32.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
33. 33.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
34. 34.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) zebra (c) complete
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) cactus (c) around
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) seven (c) asleep
38. 38.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
39. 39.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
40. 40.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra

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