Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 916 · 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 “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
2. 2.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
3. 3.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) lemon (c) awake
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) open (c) asleep
6. 6.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
7. 7.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) asleep (c) lesson
9. 9.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
10. 10.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
11. 11.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
12. 12.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
13. 13.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) method (c) asleep
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) problem (c) awake
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) panda (c) contain
17. 17.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
18. 18.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) salad (c) correct
20. 20.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
21. 21.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) pizza (c) panda
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) lesson (c) sofa
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) ago (c) method
25. 25.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) lesson (c) extra
27. 27.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
28. 28.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) cactus (c) extra
30. 30.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
31. 31.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
32. 32.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) support (c) comma
34. 34.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
35. 35.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) sofa (c) again
37. 37.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
38. 38.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
39. 39.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
40. 40.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup

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