Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 248 · 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 “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
2. 2.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) method (c) awake
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) police (c) lemon
5. 5.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
6. 6.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) panda (c) complete
8. 8.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) comma (c) support
10. 10.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) sofa (c) suppose
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) extra (c) complete
13. 13.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
14. 14.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
15. 15.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
16. 16.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
17. 17.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) method (c) contain
19. 19.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) problem (c) lemon
21. 21.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
22. 22.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
23. 23.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
24. 24.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
25. 25.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
26. 26.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
27. 27.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
28. 28.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) cobra (c) correct
30. 30.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) bonus (c) police
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) comma (c) alive
33. 33.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
34. 34.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
35. 35.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
36. 36.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
37. 37.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) asleep (c) lemon
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) happen (c) again
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) lesson (c) again

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