Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 680 · 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 “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) alive (c) complete
3. 3.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
4. 4.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
5. 5.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
6. 6.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
7. 7.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
8. 8.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
9. 9.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
10. 10.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
11. 11.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
12. 12.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
13. 13.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
14. 14.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
15. 15.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) alive (c) lesson
17. 17.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
18. 18.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
19. 19.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) bonus (c) zebra
21. 21.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
22. 22.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
23. 23.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) complete (c) cactus
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) sofa (c) police
26. 26.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) zebra (c) today
28. 28.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
29. 29.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) focus (c) collect
31. 31.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
32. 32.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
33. 33.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
34. 34.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
35. 35.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
36. 36.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
37. 37.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
38. 38.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) about (c) seven
40. 40.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea

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