Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 521 · 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 “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
2. 2.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
3. 3.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) polite (c) cobra
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) sofa (c) polite
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) lemon (c) alive
7. 7.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
8. 8.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
9. 9.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
10. 10.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) awake (c) correct
12. 12.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
13. 13.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
14. 14.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
15. 15.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
16. 16.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
17. 17.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
18. 18.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
19. 19.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) pizza (c) panda
21. 21.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) asleep (c) drama
23. 23.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
24. 24.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
25. 25.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
26. 26.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
27. 27.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
28. 28.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
29. 29.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) complete (c) lemon
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) bonus (c) awake
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) collect (b) extra (c) open
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) open (c) focus
35. 35.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) comma (c) cactus
37. 37.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) method (c) pizza
39. 39.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
40. 40.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob

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