Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 806 · 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 part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) suppose (c) method
3. 3.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
4. 4.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
5. 5.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
6. 6.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
7. 7.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) support (c) seven
9. 9.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) police (c) alive
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) bonus (c) open
12. 12.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
13. 13.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
14. 14.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
15. 15.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) lesson (c) panda
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) contain (c) bonus
18. 18.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) asleep (c) sofa
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) method (c) collect
21. 21.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
22. 22.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) pizza (c) season
24. 24.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
25. 25.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
26. 26.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
27. 27.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) extra (c) method
29. 29.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) awake (c) zebra
31. 31.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
32. 32.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
33. 33.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
34. 34.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
35. 35.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
36. 36.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
37. 37.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
38. 38.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) police (c) panda
40. 40.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to

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