Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 824 · 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 “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
2. 2.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
3. 3.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
4. 4.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) cactus (c) balloon
6. 6.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
7. 7.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
8. 8.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
9. 9.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) cobra (c) again
11. 11.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
12. 12.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
13. 13.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
14. 14.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
15. 15.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) cobra (c) asleep
17. 17.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
18. 18.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
19. 19.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) alive (c) contain
21. 21.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
22. 22.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
23. 23.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
24. 24.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) collect (c) seven
26. 26.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) problem (c) focus
28. 28.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
29. 29.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
30. 30.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
31. 31.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
32. 32.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) police (c) lemon
34. 34.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
35. 35.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
36. 36.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
37. 37.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
38. 38.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
39. 39.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
40. 40.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus

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