Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 405 · 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 “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
2. 2.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) complete (c) extra
4. 4.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
5. 5.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
6. 6.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) season (c) problem
8. 8.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
9. 9.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
10. 10.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
11. 11.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
12. 12.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
13. 13.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) comma (c) balloon
15. 15.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) cobra (c) again
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) sofa (c) ago
18. 18.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
19. 19.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
20. 20.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
21. 21.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
22. 22.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
23. 23.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
24. 24.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
25. 25.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
26. 26.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) alive (c) cobra
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) awake (c) today
29. 29.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
30. 30.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
31. 31.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) awake (c) again
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) comma (c) method
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) suppose (c) open
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) seven (c) police
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) pizza (c) happen
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) awake (c) drama
38. 38.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
39. 39.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
40. 40.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep

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