Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 959 · 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 word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) extra (c) balloon
2. 2.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
3. 3.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) support (c) panda
5. 5.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) around (c) problem
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) complete (c) again
8. 8.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) method (c) problem
10. 10.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
11. 11.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
12. 12.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
13. 13.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
14. 14.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
15. 15.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) salad (c) balloon
17. 17.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) salad (c) cobra
19. 19.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
20. 20.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
21. 21.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
22. 22.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
23. 23.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
24. 24.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
25. 25.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
26. 26.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
27. 27.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
28. 28.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
29. 29.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
30. 30.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
31. 31.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
32. 32.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
33. 33.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
34. 34.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
35. 35.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) about (c) salad
37. 37.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) contain (c) ago
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) lesson (c) problem
40. 40.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout

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