Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 943 · 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 “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) lemon (c) happen
3. 3.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
4. 4.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
5. 5.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) focus (c) about
7. 7.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) seven (c) support
9. 9.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
10. 10.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
11. 11.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
12. 12.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) problem (c) lemon
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) contain (c) pizza
15. 15.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
16. 16.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
17. 17.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
18. 18.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
19. 19.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
20. 20.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) happen (c) lemon
22. 22.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) awake (c) seven
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) about (c) lemon
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) lesson (c) alive
26. 26.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
27. 27.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
28. 28.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
29. 29.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
30. 30.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) alive (c) salad
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) again (c) focus
33. 33.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
34. 34.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) cactus (c) correct
36. 36.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
37. 37.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
38. 38.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) happen (c) suppose
40. 40.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go

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