Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 652 · 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.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
2. 2.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
3. 3.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
4. 4.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) awake (c) pizza
6. 6.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
7. 7.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
8. 8.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
9. 9.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) cactus (c) awake
11. 11.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
12. 12.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) ago (c) again
14. 14.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
15. 15.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
16. 16.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) ago (c) comma
18. 18.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
19. 19.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
20. 20.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
21. 21.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
22. 22.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
23. 23.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
24. 24.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
25. 25.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
26. 26.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
27. 27.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
28. 28.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) season (c) around
30. 30.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
31. 31.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
32. 32.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
33. 33.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) ago (c) about
35. 35.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
36. 36.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) support (c) lesson
38. 38.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) police (c) open
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) complete (c) drama

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