Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 93 · 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 “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
2. 2.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) lemon (c) balloon
4. 4.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) awake (c) method
6. 6.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
7. 7.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
8. 8.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) happen (c) around
10. 10.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) collect (c) drama
12. 12.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
13. 13.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
14. 14.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
15. 15.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) pizza (c) police
17. 17.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
18. 18.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
19. 19.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
20. 20.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
21. 21.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) alive (c) lesson
23. 23.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
24. 24.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) pizza (c) lemon
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) collect (c) problem
27. 27.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
28. 28.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
29. 29.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
30. 30.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) focus (c) about
32. 32.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
33. 33.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
34. 34.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
35. 35.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
36. 36.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
37. 37.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) correct (c) cobra
39. 39.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
40. 40.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma

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