Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 982 · 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) collect (b) sofa (c) ago
2. 2.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
3. 3.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
4. 4.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
5. 5.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) again (c) cobra
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) seven (c) again
8. 8.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) bonus (c) again
10. 10.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) balloon (c) seven
12. 12.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
13. 13.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) contain (c) balloon
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) awake (c) about
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) lemon (c) awake
17. 17.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
18. 18.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) complete (c) again
20. 20.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
21. 21.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) method (c) ago
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) salad (c) asleep
24. 24.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
25. 25.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) extra (c) focus
27. 27.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
28. 28.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
29. 29.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) salad (c) collect
31. 31.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
32. 32.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) cobra (c) extra
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) around (c) method
35. 35.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
36. 36.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) today (c) pizza
38. 38.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) alive (c) cactus
40. 40.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad

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