Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 175 · 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 “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
2. 2.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
3. 3.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) method (c) season
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) suppose (c) lesson
6. 6.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) problem (c) correct
8. 8.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) bonus (c) asleep
10. 10.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) method (c) polite
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) drama (c) alive
13. 13.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) around (c) complete
15. 15.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
16. 16.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
17. 17.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) alive (c) seven
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) balloon (c) method
20. 20.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) suppose (c) awake
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) ago (c) police
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) cactus (c) sofa
24. 24.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
25. 25.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
26. 26.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
27. 27.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) collect (c) support
29. 29.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
30. 30.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
31. 31.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
32. 32.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) lemon (c) around
34. 34.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
35. 35.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
36. 36.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
37. 37.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) open (c) polite
39. 39.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
40. 40.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od

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