Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 814 · 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 “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
2. 2.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
3. 3.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
4. 4.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
5. 5.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
6. 6.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) today (c) lemon
8. 8.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
9. 9.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
10. 10.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
11. 11.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
12. 12.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
13. 13.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) collect (c) panda
15. 15.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) about (c) bonus
17. 17.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
18. 18.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) suppose (c) season
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) around (c) drama
21. 21.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
22. 22.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
23. 23.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) lemon (c) panda
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) drama (c) ago
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) salad (c) focus
27. 27.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) cactus (c) correct
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) pizza (c) alive
30. 30.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
31. 31.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
32. 32.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
33. 33.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
34. 34.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
35. 35.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
36. 36.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
37. 37.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
38. 38.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) police (c) correct
40. 40.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect

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