Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 593 · 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 “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
2. 2.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) cobra (c) suppose
4. 4.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
5. 5.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) happen (c) balloon
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) police (c) complete
8. 8.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
9. 9.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) season (c) polite
11. 11.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
12. 12.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
13. 13.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
14. 14.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) lemon (c) correct
16. 16.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
17. 17.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) today (c) comma
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) around (c) method
20. 20.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
21. 21.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
22. 22.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
23. 23.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) extra (c) lemon
25. 25.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) salad (c) sofa
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) polite (c) sofa
28. 28.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) alive (c) again
30. 30.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
31. 31.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
32. 32.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
33. 33.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) seven (c) happen
35. 35.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) comma (c) cactus
37. 37.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
38. 38.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
39. 39.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
40. 40.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go

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