Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 773 · 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) alive (b) awake (c) cactus
2. 2.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
3. 3.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
4. 4.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) method (c) ago
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) police (c) panda
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) today (c) around
8. 8.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) police (c) contain
10. 10.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
11. 11.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
12. 12.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) suppose (c) again
14. 14.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
15. 15.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
16. 16.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
17. 17.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) drama (c) awake
19. 19.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
20. 20.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
21. 21.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
22. 22.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) collect (c) contain
24. 24.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) asleep (c) complete
26. 26.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) seven (c) asleep
28. 28.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
29. 29.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
30. 30.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
31. 31.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
32. 32.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) lesson (c) collect
34. 34.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
35. 35.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
36. 36.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
37. 37.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
38. 38.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) season (c) contain
40. 40.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra

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