Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 362 · 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) season (b) focus (c) police
2. 2.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
3. 3.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
4. 4.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
5. 5.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
6. 6.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) contain (c) awake
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) sofa (c) correct
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) around (c) today
10. 10.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
11. 11.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
12. 12.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
13. 13.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
14. 14.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
15. 15.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
16. 16.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
17. 17.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
18. 18.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) bonus (c) happen
20. 20.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) pizza (c) today
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) complete (c) cobra
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) awake (c) asleep
24. 24.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
25. 25.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
26. 26.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) asleep (c) sofa
28. 28.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
29. 29.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
30. 30.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
31. 31.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
32. 32.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
33. 33.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
34. 34.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
35. 35.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
36. 36.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
37. 37.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) awake (c) pizza
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) lemon (c) balloon
40. 40.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem

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