Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 895 · 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-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
2. 2.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
3. 3.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
4. 4.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
5. 5.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
6. 6.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
7. 7.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
8. 8.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
9. 9.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) about (c) today
11. 11.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
12. 12.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
13. 13.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
14. 14.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
15. 15.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
16. 16.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) ago (c) cobra
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) lesson (c) around
19. 19.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) happen (c) today
21. 21.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
22. 22.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) support (c) alive
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) zebra (c) balloon
25. 25.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
26. 26.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) again (c) lesson
28. 28.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) seven (c) police
30. 30.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
31. 31.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
32. 32.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) drama (c) around
34. 34.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
35. 35.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
36. 36.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
37. 37.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) alive (c) zebra
39. 39.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
40. 40.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete

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