Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 154 · 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 “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) awake (c) drama
3. 3.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
4. 4.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
5. 5.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
6. 6.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) cactus (c) happen
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) pizza (c) panda
9. 9.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
10. 10.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
11. 11.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) problem (c) asleep
13. 13.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
14. 14.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) around (c) season
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) cactus (c) contain
17. 17.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
18. 18.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
19. 19.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
20. 20.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
21. 21.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) comma (c) complete
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) balloon (c) around
24. 24.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
25. 25.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
26. 26.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
27. 27.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) lesson (c) support
29. 29.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
30. 30.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
31. 31.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
32. 32.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) again (c) focus
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) about (c) problem
35. 35.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) sofa (c) around
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) asleep (c) pizza
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) support (c) lemon
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) salad (c) open
40. 40.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice

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