Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 933 · 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 “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
2. 2.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
3. 3.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
4. 4.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) cactus (c) support
6. 6.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) season (c) contain
8. 8.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) bonus (c) contain
10. 10.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
11. 11.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
12. 12.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) lesson (c) balloon
14. 14.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
15. 15.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
16. 16.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) happen (c) polite
18. 18.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) comma (c) lesson
20. 20.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) around (c) suppose
22. 22.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) season (c) suppose
24. 24.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) suppose (c) problem
26. 26.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
27. 27.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
28. 28.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
29. 29.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
30. 30.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
31. 31.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
32. 32.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
33. 33.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
34. 34.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
35. 35.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
36. 36.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
37. 37.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
38. 38.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
39. 39.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
40. 40.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon

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