Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 431 · 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.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
2. 2.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
3. 3.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) problem (c) correct
5. 5.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) collect (c) lesson
7. 7.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) panda (c) ago
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) pizza (c) asleep
10. 10.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
11. 11.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
12. 12.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
13. 13.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) about (c) collect
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) problem (c) bonus
16. 16.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
17. 17.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
18. 18.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
19. 19.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
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 LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) contain (c) cactus
22. 22.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
23. 23.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) asleep (c) sofa
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) complete (c) seven
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) about (c) drama
27. 27.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) season (c) around
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) season (c) polite
30. 30.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) open (c) police
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) panda (c) salad
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) sofa (c) collect
34. 34.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) drama (c) season
36. 36.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
37. 37.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
38. 38.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) polite (c) suppose
40. 40.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on

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