Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 787 · 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) open (c) asleep
2. 2.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
3. 3.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) asleep (c) panda
5. 5.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
6. 6.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) support (c) collect
8. 8.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
9. 9.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
10. 10.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
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 FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) panda (c) around
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) happen (c) comma
14. 14.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
15. 15.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
16. 16.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
17. 17.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) comma (c) about
19. 19.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) alive (c) problem
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) correct (c) suppose
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) support (c) comma
23. 23.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) support (c) ago
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) awake (c) lemon
26. 26.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
27. 27.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
28. 28.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
29. 29.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
30. 30.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) open (c) today
32. 32.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
33. 33.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
34. 34.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) again (c) correct
36. 36.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
37. 37.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) support (c) collect
39. 39.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
40. 40.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en

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