Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 100 · 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 “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
2. 2.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) seven (c) around
4. 4.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
5. 5.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
6. 6.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
7. 7.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
8. 8.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) contain (c) asleep
10. 10.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
11. 11.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
12. 12.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) lemon (c) police
14. 14.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
15. 15.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) bonus (c) lemon
17. 17.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
18. 18.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
19. 19.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
20. 20.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
21. 21.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
22. 22.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) salad (c) about
24. 24.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) zebra (c) seven
26. 26.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) pizza (c) polite
28. 28.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
29. 29.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
30. 30.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) salad (c) open
32. 32.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) salad (c) balloon
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) around (c) comma
35. 35.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
36. 36.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) collect (c) cobra
38. 38.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
39. 39.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) police (c) happen

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