Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 324 · 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 “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
2. 2.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
3. 3.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
4. 4.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
5. 5.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) season (c) police
7. 7.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
8. 8.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
9. 9.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
10. 10.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) panda (c) complete
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) problem (c) polite
13. 13.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) police (c) cactus
15. 15.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) open (c) balloon
17. 17.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) zebra (c) about
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) lesson (c) contain
20. 20.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
21. 21.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
22. 22.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
23. 23.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
24. 24.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
25. 25.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
26. 26.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) balloon (c) bonus
28. 28.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
29. 29.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
30. 30.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) balloon (c) happen
32. 32.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
33. 33.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
34. 34.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
35. 35.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
36. 36.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) police (c) bonus
38. 38.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
39. 39.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) comma (c) correct

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