Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 188 · 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 word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) seven (c) about
2. 2.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
3. 3.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
4. 4.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
5. 5.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
6. 6.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) lesson (c) ago
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) open (c) comma
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) season (c) police
10. 10.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
11. 11.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) problem (c) correct
13. 13.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
14. 14.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
15. 15.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
16. 16.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
17. 17.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
18. 18.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
19. 19.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) polite (c) method
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) salad (c) about
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) collect (c) happen
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) balloon (c) zebra
24. 24.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
25. 25.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
26. 26.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
27. 27.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
28. 28.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
29. 29.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
30. 30.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
31. 31.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) lesson (c) polite
33. 33.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) sofa (c) contain
35. 35.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) salad (c) about
37. 37.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
38. 38.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
39. 39.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
40. 40.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a

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