Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 395 · 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 word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) ago (c) correct
2. 2.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
3. 3.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
4. 4.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) cobra (c) salad
6. 6.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
7. 7.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
8. 8.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
9. 9.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) contain (c) correct
11. 11.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) happen (c) contain
13. 13.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
14. 14.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
15. 15.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) happen (c) awake
17. 17.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
18. 18.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) around (c) police
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) pizza (c) seven
21. 21.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) correct (c) sofa
23. 23.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
24. 24.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
25. 25.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
26. 26.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) cobra (c) suppose
28. 28.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
29. 29.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) suppose (c) lemon
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) drama (c) asleep
32. 32.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
33. 33.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) cactus (c) today
35. 35.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
36. 36.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
37. 37.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) method (c) complete
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) panda (c) sofa
40. 40.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice

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