Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 935 · 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 “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) about (c) cobra
3. 3.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
4. 4.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) sofa (c) alive
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) lemon (c) ago
7. 7.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
8. 8.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
9. 9.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
10. 10.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) complete (c) salad
12. 12.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
13. 13.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
14. 14.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
15. 15.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) asleep (c) focus
17. 17.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
18. 18.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
19. 19.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
20. 20.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
21. 21.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
22. 22.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
23. 23.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
24. 24.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) around (c) about
26. 26.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
27. 27.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) lesson (c) seven
29. 29.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) alive (c) cactus
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) alive (c) complete
32. 32.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
33. 33.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
34. 34.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) around (c) lesson
36. 36.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
37. 37.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) cactus (c) contain
39. 39.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
40. 40.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma

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