Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 870 · 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.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) correct (c) open
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) bonus (c) contain
4. 4.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
5. 5.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) comma (c) around
7. 7.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
8. 8.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
9. 9.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
10. 10.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
11. 11.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
12. 12.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) collect (c) method
14. 14.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) drama (c) polite
16. 16.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
17. 17.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
18. 18.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) ago (c) method
20. 20.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
21. 21.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
22. 22.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
23. 23.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
24. 24.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
25. 25.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
26. 26.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
27. 27.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
28. 28.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
29. 29.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) again (c) polite
31. 31.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
32. 32.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) again (c) collect
34. 34.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) asleep (c) lesson
36. 36.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) lesson (c) about
38. 38.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) extra (c) method
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) salad (c) balloon

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