Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 317 · 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 “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
2. 2.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
3. 3.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
4. 4.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) complete (c) awake
6. 6.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
7. 7.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) police (c) ago
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) drama (c) around
10. 10.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
11. 11.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) support (c) about
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) sofa (c) about
14. 14.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
15. 15.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) problem (c) complete
17. 17.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
18. 18.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
19. 19.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
20. 20.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) season (c) contain
22. 22.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
23. 23.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
24. 24.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
25. 25.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
26. 26.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) season (c) awake
28. 28.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
29. 29.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
30. 30.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
31. 31.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
32. 32.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
33. 33.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
34. 34.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
35. 35.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
36. 36.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) season (c) polite
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) contain (c) season
39. 39.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
40. 40.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake

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