Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 152 · 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) po (b) lice
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) around (c) pizza
3. 3.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
4. 4.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) bonus (c) focus
6. 6.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
7. 7.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
8. 8.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
9. 9.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
10. 10.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
11. 11.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) suppose (c) lemon
13. 13.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
14. 14.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
15. 15.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) asleep (c) bonus
17. 17.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
18. 18.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
19. 19.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
20. 20.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) salad (c) extra
22. 22.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
23. 23.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
24. 24.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
25. 25.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
26. 26.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
27. 27.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
28. 28.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) ago (c) seven
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) alive (c) lesson
31. 31.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) ago (c) focus
33. 33.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
34. 34.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) drama (c) lemon
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) contain (c) open
37. 37.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
38. 38.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
39. 39.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) sofa (c) about

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