Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 211 · 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 word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) police (c) extra
3. 3.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) drama (c) asleep
5. 5.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
6. 6.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) focus (c) panda
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) salad (c) suppose
9. 9.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) sofa (c) alive
11. 11.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
12. 12.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) correct (c) method
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) panda (c) today
15. 15.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
16. 16.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
17. 17.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
18. 18.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
19. 19.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
20. 20.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
21. 21.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) seven (c) focus
23. 23.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
24. 24.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
25. 25.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
26. 26.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
27. 27.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) suppose (c) problem
29. 29.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
30. 30.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
31. 31.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) bonus (c) alive
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) correct (c) drama
34. 34.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
35. 35.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
36. 36.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
37. 37.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
38. 38.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
39. 39.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
40. 40.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo

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