Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 659 · 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 “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
2. 2.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
3. 3.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
4. 4.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
5. 5.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
6. 6.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
7. 7.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) ago (c) again
9. 9.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
10. 10.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) open (c) method
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) happen (c) today
13. 13.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
14. 14.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
15. 15.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) ago (c) open
17. 17.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
18. 18.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) seven (c) asleep
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) suppose (c) today
21. 21.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
22. 22.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
23. 23.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
24. 24.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) suppose (c) bonus
26. 26.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
27. 27.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) collect (c) comma
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) season (c) suppose
30. 30.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
31. 31.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
32. 32.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
33. 33.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) salad (c) about
35. 35.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) suppose (c) police
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) balloon (c) collect
38. 38.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
39. 39.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
40. 40.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect

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