Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 61 · 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 “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
2. 2.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
3. 3.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
4. 4.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
5. 5.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
6. 6.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) support (c) seven
8. 8.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) awake (c) method
10. 10.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
11. 11.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
12. 12.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
13. 13.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
14. 14.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
15. 15.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
16. 16.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
17. 17.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
18. 18.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
19. 19.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
20. 20.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) about (c) pizza
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) support (c) pizza
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) correct (c) comma
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) happen (c) ago
25. 25.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
26. 26.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) support (c) collect
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) support (c) problem
29. 29.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) alive (c) open
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) problem (c) contain
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) balloon (c) lesson
33. 33.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
34. 34.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
35. 35.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
36. 36.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
37. 37.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
38. 38.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
39. 39.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
40. 40.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad

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