Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 840 · 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 “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
2. 2.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) zebra (c) drama
4. 4.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
5. 5.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
6. 6.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) around (c) seven
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) today (c) ago
9. 9.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) today (c) method
11. 11.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
12. 12.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
13. 13.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
14. 14.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
15. 15.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) bonus (c) police
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) awake (c) zebra
18. 18.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
19. 19.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
20. 20.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) support (c) asleep
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) panda (c) problem
23. 23.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
24. 24.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
25. 25.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
26. 26.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
27. 27.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) again (c) salad
29. 29.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) balloon (c) alive
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) lemon (c) seven
32. 32.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) seven (c) police
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) support (c) asleep
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) ago (c) panda
36. 36.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
37. 37.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
38. 38.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
39. 39.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) today (c) lesson

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