Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 930 · 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 “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) focus (c) lemon
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) correct (c) today
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) suppose (c) pizza
5. 5.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
6. 6.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
7. 7.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
8. 8.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
9. 9.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
10. 10.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
11. 11.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
12. 12.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) alive (c) drama
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) balloon (c) drama
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) balloon (c) seven
16. 16.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
17. 17.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
18. 18.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
19. 19.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) again (c) method
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) pizza (c) ago
22. 22.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
23. 23.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
24. 24.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
25. 25.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
26. 26.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
27. 27.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
28. 28.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
29. 29.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
30. 30.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
31. 31.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
32. 32.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
33. 33.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) collect (c) ago
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) cactus (c) bonus
36. 36.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
37. 37.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
38. 38.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
39. 39.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) asleep (c) about

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