Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 788 · 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) cus (b) fo
2. 2.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) cactus (c) open
4. 4.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) sofa (c) again
6. 6.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) season (c) polite
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) around (c) extra
9. 9.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
10. 10.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
11. 11.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
12. 12.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) polite (c) panda
14. 14.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) salad (c) zebra
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) balloon (c) focus
17. 17.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
18. 18.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
19. 19.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) suppose (c) seven
21. 21.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
22. 22.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) cactus (c) correct
24. 24.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) method (c) bonus
26. 26.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
27. 27.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
28. 28.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
29. 29.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
30. 30.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
31. 31.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) drama (c) police
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) around (c) awake
34. 34.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
35. 35.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) focus (c) happen
37. 37.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) complete (c) collect
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) ago (c) focus
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) polite (c) cobra

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