Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 743 · 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 “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
2. 2.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
3. 3.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
4. 4.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
5. 5.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) asleep (c) ago
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) asleep (c) happen
8. 8.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
9. 9.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
10. 10.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
11. 11.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
12. 12.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
13. 13.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) method (c) comma
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) suppose (c) zebra
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) cactus (c) polite
17. 17.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
18. 18.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
19. 19.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
20. 20.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
21. 21.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
22. 22.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
23. 23.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
24. 24.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
25. 25.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
26. 26.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
27. 27.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
28. 28.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) again (c) cobra
30. 30.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
31. 31.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
32. 32.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
33. 33.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
34. 34.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) problem (c) open
36. 36.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
37. 37.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
38. 38.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
39. 39.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) panda (c) cactus

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