Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 505 · 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 word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) comma (c) polite
2. 2.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
3. 3.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
4. 4.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) about (c) panda
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) today (c) focus
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) balloon (c) lemon
8. 8.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
9. 9.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) lesson (c) support
11. 11.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
12. 12.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
13. 13.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
14. 14.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
15. 15.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
16. 16.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
17. 17.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
18. 18.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
19. 19.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
20. 20.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
21. 21.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) method (c) collect
23. 23.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
24. 24.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) balloon (c) salad
26. 26.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
27. 27.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
28. 28.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
29. 29.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
30. 30.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
31. 31.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
32. 32.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) collect (c) focus
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) happen (c) complete
35. 35.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
36. 36.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
37. 37.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) lemon (c) support
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) again (c) pizza
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) cactus (c) about

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