Schwa Sound Worksheet

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

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