Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 365 · 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 “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
2. 2.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
3. 3.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
4. 4.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) happen (c) complete
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) extra (c) about
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) sofa (c) police
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) extra (c) today
9. 9.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
10. 10.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
11. 11.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) alive (c) pizza
13. 13.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
14. 14.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) ago (c) support
16. 16.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
17. 17.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
18. 18.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
19. 19.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) asleep (c) problem
21. 21.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
22. 22.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) balloon (c) suppose
24. 24.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
25. 25.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
26. 26.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
27. 27.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) lemon (c) balloon
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) around (c) open
30. 30.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
31. 31.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) contain (c) alive
33. 33.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) comma (c) collect
35. 35.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
36. 36.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
37. 37.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) seven (c) awake
39. 39.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
40. 40.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po

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