Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 670 · 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 “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
2. 2.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) alive (c) focus
4. 4.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
5. 5.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
6. 6.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
7. 7.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
8. 8.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
9. 9.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) police (c) happen
11. 11.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
12. 12.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
13. 13.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
14. 14.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
15. 15.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) again (c) focus
17. 17.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
18. 18.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
19. 19.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
20. 20.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
21. 21.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
22. 22.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
23. 23.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
24. 24.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) lemon (c) suppose
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) correct (c) pizza
27. 27.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
28. 28.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) collect (c) method
30. 30.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
31. 31.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
32. 32.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
33. 33.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) correct (c) bonus
35. 35.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
36. 36.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
37. 37.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) support (c) season
39. 39.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) about (c) sofa

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