Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 886 · 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 “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
2. 2.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
3. 3.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
4. 4.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) alive (c) zebra
6. 6.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
7. 7.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) pizza (c) awake
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) lemon (c) ago
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) season (c) correct
11. 11.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
12. 12.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
13. 13.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
14. 14.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
15. 15.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
16. 16.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) seven (c) balloon
18. 18.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
19. 19.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
20. 20.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
21. 21.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
22. 22.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
23. 23.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
24. 24.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
25. 25.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
26. 26.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
27. 27.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) cobra (c) support
29. 29.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) bonus (c) contain
31. 31.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
32. 32.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) awake (c) correct
34. 34.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) happen (c) polite
36. 36.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) around (c) cactus
38. 38.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
39. 39.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) correct (c) cactus

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