Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 477 · 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 “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
2. 2.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
3. 3.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
4. 4.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
5. 5.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
6. 6.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
7. 7.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
8. 8.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
9. 9.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
10. 10.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) season (c) collect
12. 12.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
13. 13.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
14. 14.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) sofa (c) police
16. 16.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
17. 17.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
18. 18.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) happen (c) comma
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) awake (c) cactus
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) collect (c) comma
22. 22.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
23. 23.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
24. 24.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
25. 25.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
26. 26.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
27. 27.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
28. 28.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
29. 29.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
30. 30.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
31. 31.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) problem (c) suppose
33. 33.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
34. 34.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) correct (c) method
36. 36.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) alive (c) cactus
38. 38.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) comma (c) lesson
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) alive (c) zebra

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