Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 311 · 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 “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
2. 2.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
3. 3.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) seven (c) lesson
5. 5.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) focus (c) method
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) asleep (c) lesson
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) police (c) lemon
9. 9.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) balloon (c) lesson
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) correct (c) cactus
12. 12.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
13. 13.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) panda (c) police
15. 15.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
16. 16.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) awake (c) suppose
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) around (c) asleep
19. 19.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
20. 20.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) focus (c) awake
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) lesson (c) correct
23. 23.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
24. 24.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
25. 25.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
26. 26.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) asleep (c) salad
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) happen (c) today
29. 29.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
30. 30.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
31. 31.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
32. 32.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
33. 33.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
34. 34.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) asleep (c) alive
36. 36.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
37. 37.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
38. 38.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
39. 39.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) complete (c) zebra

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