Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 145 · 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 “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
2. 2.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
3. 3.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
4. 4.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
5. 5.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
6. 6.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
7. 7.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
8. 8.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
9. 9.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
10. 10.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
11. 11.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
12. 12.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
13. 13.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
14. 14.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) lemon (c) today
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) salad (c) support
17. 17.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
18. 18.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
19. 19.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) open (c) cactus
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) season (c) police
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) balloon (c) pizza
23. 23.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) pizza (c) awake
25. 25.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
26. 26.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
27. 27.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
28. 28.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
29. 29.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
30. 30.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
31. 31.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
32. 32.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
33. 33.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) drama (c) method
35. 35.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
36. 36.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
37. 37.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) around (c) open
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) method (c) complete
40. 40.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port

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