Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 424 · 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) today (b) contain (c) seven
2. 2.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
3. 3.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
4. 4.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
5. 5.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
6. 6.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
7. 7.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) bonus (c) correct
9. 9.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) comma (c) method
11. 11.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) method (c) cactus
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) asleep (c) around
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) pizza (c) correct
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) alive (c) cobra
16. 16.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
17. 17.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
18. 18.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) seven (c) police
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) balloon (c) season
21. 21.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
22. 22.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
23. 23.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
24. 24.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
25. 25.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
26. 26.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
27. 27.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
28. 28.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) contain (c) balloon
30. 30.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
31. 31.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
32. 32.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
33. 33.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
34. 34.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) correct (c) sofa
36. 36.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) seven (c) contain
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) today (c) asleep
39. 39.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) ago (c) lesson

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