Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 812 · 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 LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) suppose (c) contain
2. 2.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
3. 3.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
4. 4.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) balloon (c) today
6. 6.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
7. 7.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
8. 8.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
9. 9.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
10. 10.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
11. 11.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
12. 12.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) bonus (c) drama
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) panda (c) lesson
15. 15.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
16. 16.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
17. 17.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
18. 18.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
19. 19.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) zebra (c) polite
21. 21.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
22. 22.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
23. 23.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
24. 24.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
25. 25.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
26. 26.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
27. 27.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
28. 28.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
29. 29.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
30. 30.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
31. 31.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
32. 32.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
33. 33.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) salad (c) problem
35. 35.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
36. 36.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
37. 37.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) contain (c) awake
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) focus (c) alive
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) about (c) again

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