Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 678 · 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 word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) suppose (c) ago
3. 3.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
4. 4.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
5. 5.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) focus (c) lemon
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) around (c) awake
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) again (c) complete
9. 9.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) focus (c) salad
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) complete (c) open
12. 12.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
13. 13.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
14. 14.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) cactus (c) drama
16. 16.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
17. 17.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
18. 18.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) ago (c) season
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) ago (c) comma
21. 21.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) alive (c) asleep
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) happen (c) today
24. 24.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
25. 25.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
26. 26.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
27. 27.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
28. 28.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
29. 29.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
30. 30.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) correct (c) lemon
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) today (c) lemon
33. 33.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) method (c) season
35. 35.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
36. 36.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
37. 37.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) polite (c) zebra
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) lesson (c) awake
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) asleep (c) extra

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