Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 765 · 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 “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) asleep (c) contain
3. 3.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
4. 4.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
5. 5.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
6. 6.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
7. 7.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) season (c) awake
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) lesson (c) happen
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) support (c) cobra
11. 11.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) collect (c) balloon
13. 13.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
14. 14.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
15. 15.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
16. 16.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) cactus (c) support
18. 18.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
19. 19.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
20. 20.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
21. 21.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
22. 22.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) about (c) method
24. 24.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
25. 25.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
26. 26.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
27. 27.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
28. 28.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
29. 29.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
30. 30.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
31. 31.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
32. 32.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
33. 33.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) support (c) lesson
35. 35.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
36. 36.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
37. 37.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
38. 38.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
39. 39.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
40. 40.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup

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