Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 664 · 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 “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
2. 2.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) collect (c) method
4. 4.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) pizza (c) correct
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) contain (c) awake
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) correct (c) complete
8. 8.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) lesson (c) asleep
10. 10.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) suppose (c) open
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) correct (c) cobra
13. 13.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
14. 14.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
15. 15.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
16. 16.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
17. 17.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
18. 18.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
19. 19.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
20. 20.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
21. 21.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) support (c) collect
23. 23.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
24. 24.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) lesson (c) alive
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) around (c) extra
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) ago (c) season
28. 28.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
29. 29.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
30. 30.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
31. 31.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) cactus (c) complete
33. 33.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
34. 34.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) zebra (c) about
36. 36.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) cobra (c) polite
38. 38.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
39. 39.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) zebra (c) panda

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