Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 303 · 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 “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
2. 2.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
3. 3.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
4. 4.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) support (c) about
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) extra (c) ago
7. 7.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) balloon (c) extra
9. 9.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) zebra (c) about
11. 11.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
12. 12.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) police (c) problem
14. 14.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) problem (c) lesson
16. 16.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
17. 17.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) focus (c) today
19. 19.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) asleep (c) season
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) support (c) bonus
22. 22.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
23. 23.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
24. 24.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) pizza (c) about
26. 26.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) pizza (c) about
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) contain (c) problem
29. 29.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
30. 30.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
31. 31.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
32. 32.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
33. 33.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
34. 34.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
35. 35.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
36. 36.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) salad (c) alive
38. 38.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
39. 39.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
40. 40.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze

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