Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 968 · 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 FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) happen (c) problem
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) collect (c) lemon
3. 3.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) alive (c) panda
5. 5.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
6. 6.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
7. 7.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
8. 8.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
9. 9.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
10. 10.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
11. 11.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
12. 12.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) polite (c) method
14. 14.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
15. 15.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) polite (c) collect
17. 17.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
18. 18.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
19. 19.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
20. 20.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) sofa (c) contain
22. 22.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) contain (c) drama
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) pizza (c) polite
25. 25.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
26. 26.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
27. 27.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
28. 28.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
29. 29.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
30. 30.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
31. 31.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
32. 32.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) panda (c) police
34. 34.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
35. 35.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) support (c) bonus
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) focus (c) again
38. 38.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
39. 39.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
40. 40.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem

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