Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 906 · 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 word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) collect (c) panda
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) polite (c) drama
3. 3.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
4. 4.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
5. 5.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) suppose (c) about
7. 7.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
8. 8.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) police (c) cactus
10. 10.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) police (c) problem
12. 12.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
13. 13.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) bonus (c) complete
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) alive (c) asleep
16. 16.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
17. 17.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
18. 18.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) salad (c) again
20. 20.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) panda (c) lesson
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) correct (c) salad
23. 23.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
24. 24.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
25. 25.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) cactus (c) salad
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) sofa (c) support
28. 28.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
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 FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) comma (c) suppose
31. 31.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
32. 32.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
33. 33.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
34. 34.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) today (c) salad
36. 36.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
37. 37.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
38. 38.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
39. 39.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
40. 40.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain

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