Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 408 · 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 “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) complete (c) polite
3. 3.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) correct (c) zebra
5. 5.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
6. 6.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
7. 7.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
8. 8.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
9. 9.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
10. 10.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) cobra (c) happen
12. 12.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) lemon (c) comma
14. 14.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
15. 15.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
16. 16.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
17. 17.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
18. 18.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
19. 19.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
20. 20.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) alive (c) focus
22. 22.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
23. 23.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
24. 24.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
25. 25.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
26. 26.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) ago (c) zebra
28. 28.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
29. 29.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) ago (c) collect
31. 31.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) awake (c) suppose
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) panda (c) awake
34. 34.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
35. 35.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) seven (c) lesson
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) cactus (c) comma
38. 38.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) salad (c) about
40. 40.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra

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