Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 57 · 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 “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
2. 2.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
3. 3.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) collect (c) cactus
5. 5.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
6. 6.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) extra (c) ago
8. 8.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
9. 9.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
10. 10.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
11. 11.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) seven (c) asleep
13. 13.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
14. 14.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
15. 15.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
16. 16.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
17. 17.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
18. 18.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
19. 19.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
20. 20.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
21. 21.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
22. 22.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
23. 23.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
24. 24.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) about (c) lesson
26. 26.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
27. 27.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
28. 28.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
29. 29.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) alive (c) lemon
31. 31.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) alive (c) method
33. 33.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) comma (c) today
35. 35.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
36. 36.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) method (c) salad
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) asleep (c) problem
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) contain (c) bonus
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) polite (c) pizza

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