Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 95 · 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 “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
2. 2.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
3. 3.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
4. 4.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) today (c) lesson
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) open (c) ago
7. 7.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
8. 8.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
9. 9.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) complete (c) method
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) extra (c) about
12. 12.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
13. 13.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) correct (c) method
15. 15.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
16. 16.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
17. 17.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
18. 18.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) zebra (c) alive
20. 20.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) correct (c) comma
22. 22.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) around (c) season
24. 24.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) awake (c) again
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) cobra (c) awake
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) seven (c) about
28. 28.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) lesson (c) panda
30. 30.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) seven (c) suppose
32. 32.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
33. 33.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
34. 34.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) suppose (c) sofa
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) polite (c) sofa
37. 37.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
38. 38.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) complete (c) again
40. 40.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac

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