Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 813 · 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 part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
2. 2.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
3. 3.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) awake (c) comma
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) pizza (c) alive
6. 6.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
7. 7.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
8. 8.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
9. 9.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
10. 10.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
11. 11.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
12. 12.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
13. 13.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
14. 14.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) salad (c) suppose
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) lesson (c) collect
17. 17.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) problem (c) awake
19. 19.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
20. 20.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
21. 21.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) today (c) season
23. 23.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) around (c) suppose
25. 25.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
26. 26.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) cactus (c) open
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) ago (c) season
29. 29.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
30. 30.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
31. 31.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) method (c) asleep
33. 33.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
34. 34.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
35. 35.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) polite (c) complete
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) correct (c) lemon
38. 38.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
39. 39.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
40. 40.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en

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