Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 883 · 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 “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
2. 2.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) seven (c) focus
4. 4.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
5. 5.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
6. 6.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
7. 7.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
8. 8.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
9. 9.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) polite (c) drama
11. 11.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
12. 12.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
13. 13.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
14. 14.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) method (c) zebra
16. 16.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
17. 17.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
18. 18.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
19. 19.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
20. 20.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) sofa (c) focus
22. 22.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
23. 23.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
24. 24.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
25. 25.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
26. 26.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
27. 27.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
28. 28.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
29. 29.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
30. 30.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
31. 31.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
32. 32.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
33. 33.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
34. 34.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
35. 35.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) again (c) collect
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) problem (c) lesson
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) happen (c) contain
39. 39.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
40. 40.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a

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