Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 452 · 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 “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
2. 2.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
3. 3.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
4. 4.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
5. 5.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) focus (c) open
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) open (c) collect
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) alive (c) awake
9. 9.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
10. 10.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
11. 11.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
12. 12.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
13. 13.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) alive (c) drama
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) today (c) about
16. 16.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
17. 17.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) happen (c) open
19. 19.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
20. 20.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) open (c) complete
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) support (c) salad
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) asleep (c) balloon
24. 24.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) comma (c) zebra
26. 26.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
27. 27.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
28. 28.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
29. 29.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
30. 30.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
31. 31.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
32. 32.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
33. 33.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) around (c) about
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) support (c) seven
36. 36.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) complete (c) comma
38. 38.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
39. 39.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
40. 40.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout

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