Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 850 · 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) today (b) happen (c) seven
2. 2.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
3. 3.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) salad (c) cactus
5. 5.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) around (c) cactus
7. 7.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
8. 8.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
9. 9.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) collect (c) drama
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) alive (c) open
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) open (c) ago
13. 13.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
14. 14.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
15. 15.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) support (c) cactus
17. 17.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
18. 18.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
19. 19.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
20. 20.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
21. 21.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) correct (c) police
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) extra (c) happen
24. 24.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
25. 25.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
26. 26.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
27. 27.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
28. 28.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) pizza (c) around
30. 30.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) correct (c) about
32. 32.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) police (c) sofa
34. 34.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
35. 35.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
36. 36.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) seven (c) correct
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) extra (c) support
39. 39.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
40. 40.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a

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