Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 905 · 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) extra (b) complete (c) seven
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) cobra (c) lesson
3. 3.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
4. 4.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
5. 5.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) zebra (c) alive
7. 7.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
8. 8.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
9. 9.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) suppose (c) comma
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) ago (c) cobra
12. 12.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
13. 13.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
14. 14.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
15. 15.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
16. 16.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
17. 17.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
18. 18.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
19. 19.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
20. 20.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
21. 21.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
22. 22.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
23. 23.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) asleep (c) open
25. 25.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) sofa (c) alive
27. 27.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
28. 28.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
29. 29.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
30. 30.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
31. 31.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) alive (c) polite
33. 33.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) problem (c) ago
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) contain (c) cactus
36. 36.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
37. 37.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
38. 38.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
39. 39.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) about (c) sofa

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