Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 807 · 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 “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
2. 2.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
3. 3.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
4. 4.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) seven (c) panda
6. 6.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
7. 7.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
8. 8.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) asleep (c) collect
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) correct (c) method
11. 11.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) season (c) method
13. 13.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) again (c) drama
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) polite (c) extra
16. 16.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
17. 17.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) correct (c) bonus
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) alive (c) collect
20. 20.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
21. 21.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
22. 22.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
23. 23.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
24. 24.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
25. 25.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
26. 26.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
27. 27.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) balloon (c) lemon
29. 29.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
30. 30.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
31. 31.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) balloon (c) extra
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) panda (c) alive
34. 34.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
35. 35.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
36. 36.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) about (c) open
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) salad (c) balloon
39. 39.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
40. 40.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout

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