Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 488 · 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 “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) focus (c) ago
3. 3.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) police (c) drama
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) seven (c) about
6. 6.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
7. 7.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) salad (c) ago
9. 9.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) happen (c) police
11. 11.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
12. 12.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) open (c) complete
14. 14.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) awake (c) pizza
16. 16.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
17. 17.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) lemon (c) drama
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) contain (c) lesson
20. 20.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
21. 21.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
22. 22.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
23. 23.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
24. 24.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) alive (c) cactus
26. 26.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
27. 27.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
28. 28.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
29. 29.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) correct (c) method
31. 31.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
32. 32.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) pizza (c) balloon
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) problem (c) again
35. 35.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) around (c) collect
37. 37.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
38. 38.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
39. 39.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) lesson (c) correct

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