Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 900 · 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 “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
2. 2.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) problem (c) comma
4. 4.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
5. 5.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
6. 6.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) collect (c) pizza
8. 8.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
9. 9.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
10. 10.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
11. 11.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
12. 12.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
13. 13.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
14. 14.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) balloon (c) bonus
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) collect (c) correct
17. 17.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
18. 18.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
19. 19.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) cactus (c) collect
21. 21.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
22. 22.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) around (c) open
24. 24.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
25. 25.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
26. 26.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
27. 27.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) zebra (c) correct
29. 29.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
30. 30.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) suppose (c) drama
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) alive (c) lemon
33. 33.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
34. 34.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) panda (c) collect
36. 36.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) police (c) seven
38. 38.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
39. 39.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
40. 40.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son

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