Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 245 · 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) focus (b) asleep (c) cactus
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) cactus (c) polite
3. 3.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) focus (c) lesson
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) suppose (c) problem
6. 6.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
7. 7.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) focus (c) sofa
9. 9.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
10. 10.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
11. 11.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
12. 12.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
13. 13.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) ago (c) bonus
15. 15.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) lesson (c) happen
17. 17.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
18. 18.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
19. 19.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
20. 20.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
21. 21.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) zebra (c) complete
23. 23.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
24. 24.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
25. 25.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) about (c) happen
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) contain (c) zebra
28. 28.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
29. 29.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
30. 30.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
31. 31.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) sofa (c) collect
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) zebra (c) polite
34. 34.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) collect (c) method
36. 36.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
37. 37.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
38. 38.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
39. 39.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) again (c) asleep

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