Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 102 · 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 “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
2. 2.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
3. 3.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
4. 4.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) season (c) police
6. 6.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
7. 7.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
8. 8.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) salad (c) awake
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) zebra (c) today
11. 11.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
12. 12.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) alive (c) comma
14. 14.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
15. 15.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
16. 16.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
17. 17.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
18. 18.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) support (c) around
20. 20.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
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) focus (b) method (c) complete
23. 23.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) police (c) ago
25. 25.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) around (c) lemon
27. 27.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) support (c) focus
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) open (c) support
30. 30.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
31. 31.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
32. 32.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) about (c) salad
34. 34.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
35. 35.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
36. 36.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) about (c) complete
38. 38.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) lemon (c) balloon
40. 40.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup

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