Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 925 · 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 “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
2. 2.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
3. 3.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) lesson (c) asleep
5. 5.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
6. 6.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
7. 7.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
8. 8.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
9. 9.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
10. 10.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
11. 11.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
12. 12.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
13. 13.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
14. 14.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
15. 15.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
16. 16.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
17. 17.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) polite (c) happen
19. 19.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
20. 20.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
21. 21.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
22. 22.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
23. 23.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
24. 24.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
25. 25.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
26. 26.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
27. 27.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
28. 28.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) problem (c) today
30. 30.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
31. 31.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
32. 32.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) support (c) asleep
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) lemon (c) polite
35. 35.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
36. 36.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
37. 37.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) awake (c) comma
39. 39.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
40. 40.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to

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