Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 186 · 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.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
3. 3.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
4. 4.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) problem (c) lesson
6. 6.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
7. 7.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
8. 8.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
9. 9.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) extra (c) correct
11. 11.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
12. 12.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
13. 13.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
14. 14.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
15. 15.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) support (c) drama
17. 17.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
18. 18.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
19. 19.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) ago (c) today
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) focus (c) zebra
22. 22.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
23. 23.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) focus (c) zebra
25. 25.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
26. 26.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
27. 27.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
28. 28.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
29. 29.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
30. 30.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
31. 31.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) comma (c) awake
33. 33.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
34. 34.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) around (c) happen
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) suppose (c) zebra
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) comma (c) open
38. 38.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) seven (c) police
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) around (c) cactus

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