Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 753 · 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 “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
2. 2.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
3. 3.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
4. 4.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
5. 5.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) correct (c) lemon
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) panda (c) today
8. 8.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
9. 9.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) polite (c) happen
11. 11.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
12. 12.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
13. 13.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
14. 14.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
15. 15.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) panda (c) asleep
17. 17.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
18. 18.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) balloon (c) season
20. 20.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
21. 21.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
22. 22.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
23. 23.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) focus (c) collect
25. 25.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
26. 26.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) about (c) around
28. 28.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) cobra (c) open
30. 30.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
31. 31.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
32. 32.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
33. 33.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
34. 34.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) suppose (c) today
36. 36.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
37. 37.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) pizza (c) correct
39. 39.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) awake (c) police

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