Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 749 · 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 “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
2. 2.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) contain (c) open
4. 4.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
5. 5.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
6. 6.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
7. 7.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
8. 8.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) correct (c) suppose
10. 10.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
11. 11.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
12. 12.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
13. 13.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) focus (c) collect
15. 15.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
16. 16.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
17. 17.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
18. 18.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
19. 19.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
20. 20.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) seven (c) ago
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) collect (c) panda
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) season (c) suppose
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) seven (c) again
25. 25.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) again (c) complete
27. 27.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
28. 28.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) polite (c) happen
30. 30.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
31. 31.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
32. 32.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
33. 33.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
34. 34.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
35. 35.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
36. 36.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
37. 37.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
38. 38.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) collect (c) cobra
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) again (c) lesson

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