Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 544 · 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) salad (b) polite (c) season
2. 2.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
3. 3.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) method (c) support
5. 5.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
6. 6.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
7. 7.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
8. 8.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
9. 9.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) bonus (c) alive
11. 11.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) happen (c) open
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) suppose (c) about
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) bonus (c) balloon
15. 15.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
16. 16.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
17. 17.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
18. 18.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
19. 19.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
20. 20.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
21. 21.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
22. 22.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
23. 23.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
24. 24.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
25. 25.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
26. 26.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
27. 27.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
28. 28.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
29. 29.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
30. 30.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
31. 31.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
32. 32.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) lesson (c) again
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) cobra (c) happen
35. 35.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
36. 36.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) comma (c) around
38. 38.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) zebra (c) asleep
40. 40.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a

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