Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 863 · 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) happen (b) panda (c) again
2. 2.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) correct (c) comma
4. 4.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
5. 5.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
6. 6.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) suppose (c) today
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) focus (c) support
9. 9.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
10. 10.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
11. 11.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
12. 12.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
13. 13.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) awake (c) salad
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) extra (c) suppose
16. 16.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) collect (c) seven
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) police (c) lemon
19. 19.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
20. 20.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
21. 21.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
22. 22.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) about (c) around
24. 24.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
25. 25.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
26. 26.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
27. 27.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
28. 28.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
29. 29.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
30. 30.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
31. 31.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) today (c) cactus
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) support (c) again
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) bonus (c) season
35. 35.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) today (c) about
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) happen (c) complete
38. 38.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) extra (c) collect
40. 40.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo

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