Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 490 · 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.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
3. 3.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
4. 4.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
5. 5.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
6. 6.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
7. 7.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
8. 8.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
9. 9.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) police (c) suppose
11. 11.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
12. 12.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
13. 13.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
14. 14.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
15. 15.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
16. 16.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
17. 17.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) pizza (c) focus
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) zebra (c) focus
20. 20.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) again (c) ago
22. 22.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
23. 23.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
24. 24.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
25. 25.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
26. 26.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) zebra (c) police
28. 28.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) alive (c) complete
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) correct (c) support
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) correct (c) bonus
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) about (c) sofa
33. 33.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
34. 34.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) season (c) suppose
36. 36.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) bonus (c) alive
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) collect (c) police
39. 39.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
40. 40.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a

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