Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 903 · 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.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) extra (c) around
3. 3.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
4. 4.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) awake (c) zebra
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) cobra (c) polite
7. 7.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
8. 8.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
9. 9.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) suppose (c) contain
11. 11.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) correct (c) sofa
13. 13.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) contain (c) suppose
15. 15.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) about (c) today
17. 17.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
18. 18.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
19. 19.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
20. 20.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
21. 21.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
22. 22.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) balloon (c) cactus
24. 24.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
25. 25.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) collect (c) season
27. 27.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) comma (c) police
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) season (c) zebra
30. 30.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) panda (c) again
32. 32.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) ago (c) polite
34. 34.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) about (c) lesson
36. 36.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
37. 37.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
38. 38.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
39. 39.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
40. 40.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea

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