Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 530 · 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 LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) suppose (c) support
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) police (c) seven
3. 3.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
4. 4.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
5. 5.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
6. 6.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
7. 7.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
8. 8.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
9. 9.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
10. 10.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) about (c) panda
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) alive (c) pizza
13. 13.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
14. 14.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
15. 15.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
16. 16.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
17. 17.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
18. 18.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
19. 19.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) awake (c) sofa
21. 21.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) ago (c) happen
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) salad (c) awake
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) method (c) bonus
25. 25.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
26. 26.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) seven (c) extra
28. 28.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
29. 29.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) again (c) lemon
31. 31.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
32. 32.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
33. 33.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
34. 34.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
35. 35.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
36. 36.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) support (c) zebra
38. 38.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
39. 39.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
40. 40.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan

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