Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 492 · 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 “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
2. 2.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
3. 3.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
4. 4.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
5. 5.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) cobra (c) asleep
7. 7.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) complete (c) police
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) contain (c) method
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) collect (c) zebra
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) zebra (c) correct
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) again (c) seven
13. 13.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) cactus (c) about
15. 15.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
16. 16.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
17. 17.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) polite (c) drama
19. 19.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) awake (c) lesson
21. 21.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
22. 22.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) lesson (c) complete
24. 24.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
25. 25.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) support (c) bonus
27. 27.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) alive (c) panda
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) contain (c) open
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) happen (c) lemon
31. 31.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
32. 32.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
33. 33.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) open (c) seven
35. 35.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
36. 36.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) season (c) around
38. 38.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
39. 39.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) suppose (c) cactus

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