Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 108 · 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 part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
2. 2.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) around (c) drama
4. 4.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) seven (c) complete
6. 6.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
7. 7.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
8. 8.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
9. 9.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) contain (c) salad
11. 11.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
12. 12.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
13. 13.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
14. 14.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
15. 15.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) correct (c) bonus
17. 17.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) again (c) panda
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) cactus (c) today
20. 20.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) alive (c) police
22. 22.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) season (c) police
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) drama (c) open
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) panda (c) lemon
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) cobra (c) today
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) complete (c) panda
28. 28.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
29. 29.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) sofa (c) collect
31. 31.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) salad (c) drama
33. 33.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
34. 34.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
35. 35.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
36. 36.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
37. 37.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
38. 38.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) season (c) polite
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) cobra (c) happen

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