Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 892 · 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 “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
2. 2.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) correct (c) open
4. 4.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
5. 5.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) open (c) bonus
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) panda (c) suppose
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) happen (c) about
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) police (c) seven
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) sofa (c) about
11. 11.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) bonus (c) season
13. 13.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
14. 14.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
15. 15.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
16. 16.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
17. 17.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) ago (c) drama
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) balloon (c) today
20. 20.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
21. 21.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) season (c) awake
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) pizza (c) police
24. 24.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
25. 25.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
26. 26.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
27. 27.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
28. 28.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) cobra (c) suppose
30. 30.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) seven (c) again
32. 32.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
33. 33.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
34. 34.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
35. 35.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
36. 36.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
37. 37.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
38. 38.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) problem (c) awake
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) drama (c) focus

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