Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 270 · 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.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
2. 2.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) salad (c) seven
4. 4.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
5. 5.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
6. 6.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
7. 7.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) open (c) ago
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) focus (c) awake
10. 10.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) police (c) drama
12. 12.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) polite (c) seven
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) police (c) comma
15. 15.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) complete (c) polite
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) seven (c) correct
18. 18.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
19. 19.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
20. 20.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) asleep (c) balloon
22. 22.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) method (c) suppose
24. 24.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
25. 25.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
26. 26.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
27. 27.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
28. 28.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
29. 29.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
30. 30.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) contain (c) pizza
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) extra (c) balloon
33. 33.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
34. 34.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
35. 35.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
36. 36.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) polite (c) panda
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) season (c) panda
39. 39.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) collect (c) balloon

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