Schwa Sound Worksheet

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

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