Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 543 · 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) lesson (b) focus (c) balloon
2. 2.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
3. 3.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
4. 4.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
5. 5.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
6. 6.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) suppose (c) season
8. 8.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) alive (c) pizza
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) collect (c) polite
11. 11.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
12. 12.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) contain (c) around
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) zebra (c) contain
15. 15.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) collect (c) lesson
17. 17.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
18. 18.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) comma (c) method
20. 20.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
21. 21.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
22. 22.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) focus (c) awake
24. 24.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
25. 25.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
26. 26.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
27. 27.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) pizza (c) problem
29. 29.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) asleep (c) collect
31. 31.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
32. 32.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
33. 33.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
34. 34.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) open (c) contain
36. 36.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
37. 37.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) lesson (c) ago
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) lemon (c) complete
40. 40.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect

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