Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 945 · 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 “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) salad (c) polite
3. 3.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
4. 4.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
5. 5.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
6. 6.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
7. 7.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) polite (c) open
9. 9.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
10. 10.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
11. 11.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) alive (c) seven
13. 13.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
14. 14.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
15. 15.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
16. 16.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) cobra (c) again
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) bonus (c) complete
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) alive (c) today
20. 20.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
21. 21.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) alive (c) lemon
23. 23.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) salad (c) extra
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) ago (c) happen
26. 26.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
27. 27.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
28. 28.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
29. 29.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) balloon (c) sofa
31. 31.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) complete (c) lemon
33. 33.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
34. 34.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
35. 35.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
36. 36.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
37. 37.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
38. 38.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) today (c) lesson
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) correct (c) collect

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