Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 334 · 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 “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
2. 2.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
3. 3.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) about (c) seven
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) balloon (c) cobra
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) lemon (c) asleep
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) pizza (c) cobra
8. 8.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
9. 9.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) polite (c) season
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) suppose (c) complete
12. 12.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
13. 13.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
14. 14.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
15. 15.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
16. 16.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
17. 17.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
18. 18.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
19. 19.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) about (c) lemon
21. 21.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
22. 22.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
23. 23.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
24. 24.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) today (c) zebra
26. 26.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) zebra (c) awake
28. 28.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
29. 29.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
30. 30.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
31. 31.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
32. 32.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) about (c) problem
34. 34.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
35. 35.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) cactus (c) awake
37. 37.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
38. 38.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) panda (c) alive
40. 40.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a

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