Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 170 · 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-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
2. 2.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
3. 3.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) polite (c) awake
5. 5.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
6. 6.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) balloon (c) suppose
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) correct (c) sofa
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) polite (c) open
10. 10.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
11. 11.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) suppose (c) today
13. 13.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
14. 14.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
15. 15.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
16. 16.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) awake (c) open
18. 18.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
19. 19.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) suppose (c) comma
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) sofa (c) salad
22. 22.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
23. 23.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
24. 24.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
25. 25.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) support (c) about
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) drama (c) about
28. 28.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
29. 29.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
30. 30.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
31. 31.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) around (c) extra
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) lesson (c) collect
34. 34.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
35. 35.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
36. 36.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
37. 37.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
38. 38.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
39. 39.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
40. 40.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup

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