Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 121 · 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 “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
2. 2.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) ago (c) today
4. 4.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
5. 5.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
6. 6.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) police (c) support
8. 8.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
9. 9.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) alive (c) cobra
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) ago (c) lemon
12. 12.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) happen (c) today
14. 14.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
15. 15.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
16. 16.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
17. 17.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
18. 18.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) sofa (c) contain
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) seven (c) suppose
21. 21.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) method (c) season
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) method (c) suppose
24. 24.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
25. 25.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) police (c) lemon
27. 27.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
28. 28.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
29. 29.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) around (c) today
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) suppose (c) lesson
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) lemon (c) about
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) collect (c) sofa
34. 34.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
35. 35.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
36. 36.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
37. 37.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
38. 38.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
39. 39.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
40. 40.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake

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