Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 388 · 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-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) around (c) problem
3. 3.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
4. 4.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
5. 5.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
6. 6.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
7. 7.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) focus (c) polite
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) seven (c) collect
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) polite (c) sofa
11. 11.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
12. 12.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) zebra (c) support
14. 14.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
15. 15.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
16. 16.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) comma (c) police
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) contain (c) bonus
19. 19.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
20. 20.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) lemon (c) police
22. 22.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
23. 23.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
24. 24.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) comma (c) sofa
26. 26.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
27. 27.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
28. 28.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
29. 29.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
30. 30.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) happen (c) panda
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) lesson (c) collect
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) cobra (c) balloon
34. 34.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) zebra (c) ago
36. 36.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) sofa (c) alive
38. 38.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) lesson (c) lemon
40. 40.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a

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