Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 71 · 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 word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) about (c) alive
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) support (c) awake
3. 3.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
4. 4.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
5. 5.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
6. 6.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
7. 7.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
8. 8.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) contain (c) again
10. 10.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) bonus (c) suppose
12. 12.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
13. 13.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
14. 14.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
15. 15.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
16. 16.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
17. 17.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) open (c) around
19. 19.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) polite (c) happen
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) focus (c) today
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) awake (c) problem
23. 23.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
24. 24.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) cobra (c) lesson
26. 26.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
27. 27.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
28. 28.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) ago (c) alive
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) complete (c) contain
31. 31.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) zebra (c) about
33. 33.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
34. 34.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
35. 35.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
36. 36.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
37. 37.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) drama (c) support
39. 39.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
40. 40.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port

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