Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 320 · 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 “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
2. 2.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
3. 3.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) police (c) cactus
5. 5.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
6. 6.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) happen (c) balloon
8. 8.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) open (c) asleep
10. 10.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
11. 11.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) drama (c) asleep
13. 13.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) seven (c) lesson
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) polite (c) lemon
16. 16.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
17. 17.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
18. 18.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
19. 19.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
20. 20.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
21. 21.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
22. 22.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) collect (c) about
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) around (c) salad
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) pizza (c) today
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) sofa (c) about
27. 27.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) season (c) contain
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) pizza (c) cobra
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) balloon (c) ago
31. 31.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
32. 32.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) again (c) lesson
34. 34.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
35. 35.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) problem (c) polite
37. 37.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
38. 38.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
39. 39.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
40. 40.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad

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