Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 775 · 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 “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
2. 2.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
3. 3.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
4. 4.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
5. 5.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) asleep (c) method
7. 7.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) awake (c) problem
9. 9.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
10. 10.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
11. 11.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) panda (c) collect
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) extra (c) ago
14. 14.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
15. 15.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) comma (c) asleep
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) collect (c) suppose
18. 18.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
19. 19.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
20. 20.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) lesson (c) again
22. 22.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
23. 23.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) drama (c) focus
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) open (c) collect
26. 26.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
27. 27.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) drama (c) focus
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) focus (c) about
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) bonus (c) collect
31. 31.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
32. 32.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
33. 33.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) again (c) contain
35. 35.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
36. 36.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
37. 37.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
38. 38.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
39. 39.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) extra (c) polite

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