Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 144 · 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 “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) support (c) panda
3. 3.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) drama (c) suppose
5. 5.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
6. 6.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
7. 7.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
8. 8.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) collect (c) alive
10. 10.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
11. 11.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
12. 12.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
13. 13.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) again (c) open
15. 15.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
16. 16.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) balloon (c) support
18. 18.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
19. 19.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
20. 20.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
21. 21.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) correct (c) support
23. 23.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) about (c) problem
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) balloon (c) suppose
26. 26.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) method (c) about
28. 28.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
29. 29.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) bonus (c) cobra
31. 31.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
32. 32.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) cactus (c) correct
34. 34.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) lemon (c) awake
36. 36.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
37. 37.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) police (c) lesson
39. 39.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
40. 40.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a

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