Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 963 · 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 part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) comma (c) polite
3. 3.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) support (c) open
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) ago (c) asleep
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) complete (c) again
7. 7.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
8. 8.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
9. 9.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
10. 10.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
11. 11.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) lesson (c) around
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) panda (c) awake
14. 14.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
15. 15.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
16. 16.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
17. 17.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
18. 18.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
19. 19.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
20. 20.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
21. 21.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
22. 22.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
23. 23.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
24. 24.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) pizza (c) balloon
26. 26.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
27. 27.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) about (c) police
29. 29.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
30. 30.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
31. 31.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
32. 32.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
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 LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) awake (c) zebra
35. 35.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) again (c) sofa
37. 37.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
38. 38.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
39. 39.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
40. 40.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea

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