Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 493 · 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.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) lesson (c) panda
3. 3.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
4. 4.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
5. 5.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
6. 6.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
7. 7.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) asleep (c) correct
9. 9.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
10. 10.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
11. 11.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
12. 12.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
13. 13.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
14. 14.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) suppose (c) comma
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) comma (c) correct
17. 17.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) awake (c) balloon
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) suppose (c) lemon
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) awake (c) cactus
21. 21.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
22. 22.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
23. 23.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
24. 24.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) support (c) salad
26. 26.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
27. 27.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
28. 28.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) again (c) polite
30. 30.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
31. 31.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
32. 32.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
33. 33.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
34. 34.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) lesson (c) complete
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) asleep (c) lemon
37. 37.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
38. 38.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
39. 39.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) polite (c) bonus

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