Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 848 · 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 “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
2. 2.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
3. 3.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
4. 4.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
5. 5.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) salad (c) zebra
7. 7.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) sofa (c) contain
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) open (c) lesson
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) zebra (c) focus
11. 11.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
12. 12.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) complete (c) today
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) polite (c) support
15. 15.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) problem (c) happen
17. 17.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
18. 18.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) asleep (c) bonus
20. 20.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
21. 21.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) about (c) happen
23. 23.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
24. 24.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
25. 25.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) salad (c) police
27. 27.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
28. 28.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
29. 29.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) today (c) police
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) about (c) asleep
32. 32.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
33. 33.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) problem (c) again
35. 35.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) seven (c) about
37. 37.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
38. 38.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
39. 39.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
40. 40.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad

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