Schwa Sound Worksheet

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

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