Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 354 · 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 word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) comma (c) police
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) cobra (c) collect
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) happen (c) alive
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) happen (c) balloon
5. 5.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
6. 6.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
7. 7.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
8. 8.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
9. 9.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
10. 10.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
11. 11.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) suppose (c) polite
13. 13.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) polite (c) comma
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) around (c) suppose
16. 16.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
17. 17.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
18. 18.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) bonus (c) support
20. 20.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) seven (c) contain
22. 22.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
23. 23.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) pizza (c) ago
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) support (c) open
26. 26.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) seven (c) lesson
28. 28.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
29. 29.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) balloon (c) today
31. 31.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
32. 32.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
33. 33.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
34. 34.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) around (c) lemon
36. 36.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
37. 37.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
38. 38.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
39. 39.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
40. 40.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect

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