Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 216 · 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 “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
2. 2.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
3. 3.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
4. 4.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
5. 5.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
6. 6.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) seven (c) correct
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) lesson (c) problem
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) cobra (c) cactus
10. 10.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
11. 11.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) about (c) salad
13. 13.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
14. 14.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
15. 15.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) complete (c) panda
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) bonus (c) balloon
18. 18.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
19. 19.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
20. 20.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
21. 21.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
22. 22.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
23. 23.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
24. 24.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
25. 25.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
26. 26.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) support (c) pizza
28. 28.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
29. 29.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
30. 30.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) alive (c) sofa
32. 32.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
33. 33.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
34. 34.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
35. 35.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
36. 36.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
37. 37.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) bonus (c) seven
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) open (c) support
40. 40.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain

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