Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 439 · 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 “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
2. 2.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
3. 3.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
4. 4.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
5. 5.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
6. 6.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
7. 7.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
8. 8.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
9. 9.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) today (c) asleep
11. 11.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) about (c) seven
13. 13.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
14. 14.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
15. 15.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
16. 16.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) pizza (c) support
18. 18.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) police (c) problem
20. 20.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
21. 21.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) ago (c) extra
23. 23.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
24. 24.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
25. 25.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) ago (c) complete
27. 27.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
28. 28.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
29. 29.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
30. 30.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) complete (c) drama
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) contain (c) support
33. 33.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) contain (c) extra
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) complete (c) focus
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) drama (c) asleep
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) drama (c) awake
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) ago (c) today
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) correct (c) asleep
40. 40.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen

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