Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 829 · 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) po (b) lite
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) collect (c) police
3. 3.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
4. 4.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
5. 5.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
6. 6.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
7. 7.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) open (c) suppose
9. 9.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) focus (c) suppose
11. 11.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) balloon (c) cactus
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) awake (c) asleep
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) lemon (c) zebra
15. 15.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
16. 16.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
17. 17.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
18. 18.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
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) awake (b) again (c) method
21. 21.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
22. 22.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) panda (c) around
24. 24.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
25. 25.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
26. 26.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
27. 27.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) correct (c) cactus
29. 29.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
30. 30.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
31. 31.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
32. 32.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) polite (c) salad
34. 34.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) suppose (c) lemon
36. 36.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
37. 37.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
38. 38.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
39. 39.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
40. 40.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live

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