Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 247 · 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 “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) extra (c) season
3. 3.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) method (c) today
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) complete (c) happen
6. 6.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) awake (c) bonus
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) suppose (c) awake
9. 9.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
10. 10.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
11. 11.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
12. 12.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
13. 13.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
14. 14.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) sofa (c) asleep
16. 16.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
17. 17.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
18. 18.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
19. 19.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
20. 20.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) polite (c) ago
22. 22.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
23. 23.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
24. 24.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
25. 25.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
26. 26.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
27. 27.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) lesson (c) cactus
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) zebra (c) awake
30. 30.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
31. 31.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) ago (c) lemon
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) around (c) seven
34. 34.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) open (c) correct
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) balloon (c) panda
37. 37.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) comma (c) collect
39. 39.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
40. 40.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col

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