Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 821 · 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 “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) drama (c) problem
3. 3.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) pizza (c) collect
5. 5.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) suppose (c) police
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) alive (c) method
8. 8.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
9. 9.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
10. 10.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
11. 11.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
12. 12.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
13. 13.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
14. 14.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
15. 15.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
16. 16.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) extra (c) police
18. 18.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) panda (c) zebra
20. 20.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
21. 21.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
22. 22.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
23. 23.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
24. 24.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
25. 25.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) ago (c) alive
27. 27.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
28. 28.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
29. 29.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
30. 30.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
31. 31.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
32. 32.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
33. 33.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
34. 34.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
35. 35.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) pizza (c) panda
37. 37.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
38. 38.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) sofa (c) ago
40. 40.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po

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