Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 243 · 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 FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) drama (c) pizza
2. 2.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) happen (c) police
4. 4.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) complete (c) support
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) zebra (c) drama
7. 7.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
8. 8.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
9. 9.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
10. 10.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
11. 11.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
12. 12.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
13. 13.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
14. 14.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
15. 15.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) problem (c) about
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) happen (c) cobra
18. 18.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) lemon (c) about
20. 20.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
21. 21.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) drama (c) ago
23. 23.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) open (c) polite
25. 25.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) police (c) zebra
27. 27.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
28. 28.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) awake (c) comma
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) awake (c) cactus
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) open (c) collect
32. 32.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
33. 33.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
34. 34.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
35. 35.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
36. 36.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
37. 37.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
38. 38.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
39. 39.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) polite (c) salad

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