Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 370 · 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 “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
2. 2.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) suppose (c) focus
4. 4.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
5. 5.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
6. 6.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) cobra (c) complete
8. 8.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
9. 9.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
10. 10.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) suppose (c) seven
12. 12.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
13. 13.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) open (c) alive
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) suppose (c) season
16. 16.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) drama (c) polite
18. 18.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
19. 19.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
20. 20.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
21. 21.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) zebra (c) support
23. 23.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) panda (c) asleep
25. 25.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) pizza (c) lemon
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) lesson (c) suppose
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) collect (c) police
29. 29.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
30. 30.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
31. 31.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
32. 32.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) about (c) lemon
34. 34.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) panda (c) method
36. 36.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
37. 37.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) lesson (c) around
39. 39.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
40. 40.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round

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