Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 43 · 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) lice (b) po
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) balloon (c) support
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) polite (c) season
4. 4.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) drama (c) support
6. 6.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) sofa (c) police
8. 8.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) again (c) zebra
10. 10.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
11. 11.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
12. 12.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
13. 13.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) season (c) awake
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) asleep (c) seven
16. 16.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
17. 17.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) complete (c) focus
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) extra (c) salad
20. 20.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
21. 21.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
22. 22.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
23. 23.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
24. 24.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
25. 25.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
26. 26.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) seven (c) happen
28. 28.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) today (c) lemon
30. 30.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) around (c) today
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) open (c) alive
33. 33.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
34. 34.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
35. 35.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
36. 36.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) ago (c) cactus
38. 38.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
39. 39.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
40. 40.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain

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