Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 932 · 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) support (b) ago (c) focus
3. 3.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
4. 4.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
5. 5.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
6. 6.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) alive (c) seven
8. 8.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
9. 9.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
10. 10.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) asleep (c) panda
12. 12.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) season (c) happen
14. 14.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
15. 15.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
16. 16.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
17. 17.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
18. 18.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
19. 19.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
20. 20.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
21. 21.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
22. 22.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
23. 23.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
24. 24.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
25. 25.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) around (c) asleep
27. 27.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
28. 28.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
29. 29.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) lemon (c) support
31. 31.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
32. 32.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
33. 33.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) focus (c) police
35. 35.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) method (c) season
37. 37.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
38. 38.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
39. 39.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) around (c) bonus

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