Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 898 · 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 “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
2. 2.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
3. 3.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
4. 4.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
5. 5.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
6. 6.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
7. 7.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
8. 8.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
9. 9.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
10. 10.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
11. 11.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) asleep (c) seven
13. 13.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
14. 14.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
15. 15.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) lemon (c) awake
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) lemon (c) polite
18. 18.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
19. 19.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
20. 20.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) balloon (c) comma
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) problem (c) support
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) collect (c) extra
24. 24.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
25. 25.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
26. 26.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
27. 27.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
28. 28.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
29. 29.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
30. 30.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
31. 31.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
32. 32.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
33. 33.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
34. 34.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
35. 35.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
36. 36.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
37. 37.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) about (c) zebra
39. 39.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
40. 40.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to

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