Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 267 · 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 LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) support (c) seven
2. 2.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
3. 3.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) salad (c) open
5. 5.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
6. 6.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
7. 7.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) asleep (c) problem
9. 9.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
10. 10.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
11. 11.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
12. 12.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
13. 13.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
14. 14.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
15. 15.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) complete (c) cobra
17. 17.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) contain (c) panda
19. 19.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
20. 20.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
21. 21.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
22. 22.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) lemon (c) season
24. 24.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
25. 25.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) asleep (c) sofa
27. 27.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
28. 28.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
29. 29.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
30. 30.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) collect (c) zebra
32. 32.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) panda (c) awake
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) awake (c) police
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) complete (c) problem
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) comma (c) about
37. 37.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
38. 38.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
39. 39.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) drama (c) support

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