Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 841 · 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) open (b) alive (c) sofa
2. 2.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
3. 3.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
4. 4.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
5. 5.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
6. 6.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
7. 7.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
8. 8.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
9. 9.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
10. 10.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
11. 11.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
12. 12.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
13. 13.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
14. 14.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
15. 15.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
16. 16.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
17. 17.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
18. 18.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
19. 19.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
20. 20.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
21. 21.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
22. 22.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) season (c) again
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) lemon (c) again
25. 25.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
26. 26.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
27. 27.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) lesson (c) awake
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) awake (c) problem
30. 30.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
31. 31.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) salad (c) bonus
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) bonus (c) correct
34. 34.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) lemon (c) complete
36. 36.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
37. 37.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
38. 38.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
39. 39.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) collect (c) method

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