Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 834 · 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 FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) police (c) drama
2. 2.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
3. 3.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
4. 4.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
5. 5.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
6. 6.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) awake (c) season
8. 8.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
9. 9.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
10. 10.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) open (c) drama
12. 12.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
13. 13.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
14. 14.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
15. 15.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) balloon (c) about
17. 17.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
18. 18.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
19. 19.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
20. 20.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
21. 21.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
22. 22.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
23. 23.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
24. 24.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) support (c) lesson
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) polite (c) asleep
27. 27.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
28. 28.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
29. 29.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
30. 30.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
31. 31.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) open (c) extra
33. 33.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
34. 34.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
35. 35.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) complete (c) salad
37. 37.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
38. 38.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
39. 39.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
40. 40.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus

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