Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 112 · 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) pose (b) sup
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) contain (c) support
3. 3.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) cactus (c) contain
5. 5.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) comma (c) polite
7. 7.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
8. 8.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) focus (c) asleep
10. 10.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) lemon (c) today
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) happen (c) suppose
13. 13.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) focus (c) method
15. 15.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
16. 16.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
17. 17.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
18. 18.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
19. 19.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) cobra (c) alive
21. 21.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) again (c) about
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) ago (c) sofa
24. 24.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
25. 25.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
26. 26.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
27. 27.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
28. 28.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
29. 29.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) alive (c) asleep
31. 31.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
32. 32.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) support (c) seven
34. 34.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
35. 35.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) problem (c) complete
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) awake (c) sofa
38. 38.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
39. 39.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
40. 40.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son

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