Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 137 · 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 “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
2. 2.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) collect (c) ago
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) comma (c) awake
5. 5.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) suppose (c) extra
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) collect (c) pizza
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) lemon (c) season
9. 9.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
10. 10.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
11. 11.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) comma (c) again
13. 13.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
14. 14.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) collect (c) today
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) happen (c) seven
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) focus (c) sofa
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) lemon (c) polite
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) again (c) cactus
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) complete (c) extra
21. 21.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
22. 22.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
23. 23.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) lesson (c) police
25. 25.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
26. 26.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
27. 27.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
28. 28.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
29. 29.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
30. 30.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
31. 31.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
32. 32.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
33. 33.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) around (c) lemon
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) correct (c) seven
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) about (c) polite
37. 37.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
38. 38.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
39. 39.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
40. 40.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac

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