Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 962 · 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 LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) extra (c) police
2. 2.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
3. 3.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
4. 4.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
5. 5.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
6. 6.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
7. 7.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
8. 8.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) ago (c) problem
10. 10.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
11. 11.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
12. 12.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
13. 13.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
14. 14.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) focus (c) correct
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) today (c) focus
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) season (c) polite
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) about (c) open
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) suppose (c) lesson
20. 20.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
21. 21.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
22. 22.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
23. 23.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) ago (c) bonus
25. 25.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
26. 26.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) sofa (c) correct
28. 28.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) complete (c) ago
30. 30.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
31. 31.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
32. 32.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) panda (c) suppose
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) lesson (c) open
35. 35.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
36. 36.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
37. 37.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
38. 38.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) happen (c) drama
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) season (c) bonus

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