Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 446 · 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 “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
2. 2.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
3. 3.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
4. 4.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) drama (c) cactus
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) cobra (c) ago
7. 7.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
8. 8.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
9. 9.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
10. 10.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
11. 11.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
12. 12.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
13. 13.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) today (c) again
15. 15.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
16. 16.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
17. 17.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
18. 18.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) correct (c) about
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) open (c) extra
21. 21.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
22. 22.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
23. 23.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
24. 24.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) balloon (c) cactus
26. 26.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
27. 27.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) panda (c) season
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) around (c) asleep
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) police (c) polite
31. 31.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
32. 32.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) alive (c) suppose
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) balloon (c) awake
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) season (c) polite
36. 36.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
37. 37.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) police (c) drama
39. 39.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) open (c) extra

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