Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 847 · 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 word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) open (c) cobra
2. 2.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
3. 3.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
4. 4.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) support (c) awake
6. 6.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
7. 7.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
8. 8.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) season (c) awake
10. 10.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
11. 11.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
12. 12.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
13. 13.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
14. 14.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) polite (c) about
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) support (c) focus
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) asleep (c) alive
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) contain (c) zebra
19. 19.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
20. 20.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) alive (c) balloon
22. 22.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
23. 23.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) balloon (c) lemon
25. 25.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
26. 26.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
27. 27.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
28. 28.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
29. 29.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
30. 30.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
31. 31.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) ago (c) pizza
33. 33.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
34. 34.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
35. 35.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
36. 36.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) about (c) season
38. 38.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) ago (c) balloon
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) police (c) support

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