Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 161 · 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) lite (b) po
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) asleep (c) salad
3. 3.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) suppose (c) cobra
5. 5.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) lesson (c) polite
7. 7.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
8. 8.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
9. 9.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) happen (c) again
11. 11.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) drama (c) around
13. 13.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
14. 14.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
15. 15.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
16. 16.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
17. 17.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) about (c) balloon
19. 19.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
20. 20.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) pizza (c) drama
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) sofa (c) suppose
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) lemon (c) collect
24. 24.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) ago (c) comma
26. 26.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) collect (c) salad
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) again (c) pizza
29. 29.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
30. 30.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
31. 31.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) complete (c) panda
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) comma (c) method
34. 34.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) lemon (c) again
36. 36.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
37. 37.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
38. 38.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) balloon (c) seven
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) collect (c) drama

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