Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 367 · 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 “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
2. 2.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) open (c) police
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) happen (c) ago
5. 5.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) happen (c) cactus
7. 7.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
8. 8.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
9. 9.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) asleep (c) lesson
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) collect (c) bonus
12. 12.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
13. 13.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) asleep (c) about
15. 15.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
16. 16.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) again (c) method
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) support (c) open
19. 19.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
20. 20.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
21. 21.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
22. 22.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
23. 23.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
24. 24.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
25. 25.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
26. 26.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
27. 27.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
28. 28.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) today (c) seven
30. 30.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
31. 31.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
32. 32.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) sofa (c) asleep
34. 34.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
35. 35.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) focus (c) happen
37. 37.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) ago (c) happen
39. 39.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
40. 40.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en

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