Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 844 · 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 “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) complete (c) problem
3. 3.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
4. 4.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) sofa (c) awake
6. 6.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
7. 7.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
8. 8.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) collect (c) lesson
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) again (c) pizza
11. 11.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
12. 12.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) cactus (c) around
14. 14.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
15. 15.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
16. 16.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) bonus (c) around
18. 18.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
19. 19.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) contain (c) happen
21. 21.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
22. 22.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) lesson (c) suppose
24. 24.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
25. 25.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
26. 26.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
27. 27.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
28. 28.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
29. 29.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
30. 30.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) around (c) method
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) support (c) seven
33. 33.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
34. 34.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
35. 35.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
36. 36.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
37. 37.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
38. 38.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
39. 39.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
40. 40.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go

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