Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 219 · 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 “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) extra (c) bonus
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) contain (c) method
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) open (c) method
5. 5.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
6. 6.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) again (c) cactus
8. 8.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
9. 9.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
10. 10.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) salad (c) balloon
12. 12.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) cactus (c) awake
14. 14.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
15. 15.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) police (c) sofa
17. 17.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) collect (c) police
19. 19.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
20. 20.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) panda (c) correct
22. 22.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
23. 23.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
24. 24.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) around (c) happen
26. 26.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) suppose (c) ago
28. 28.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
29. 29.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) correct (c) awake
31. 31.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
32. 32.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
33. 33.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
34. 34.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
35. 35.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
36. 36.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
37. 37.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
38. 38.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
39. 39.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) about (c) lemon

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