Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 972 · 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 “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
2. 2.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) contain (c) problem
4. 4.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
5. 5.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
6. 6.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) panda (c) support
8. 8.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
9. 9.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
10. 10.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
11. 11.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) correct (c) drama
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) cobra (c) suppose
14. 14.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
15. 15.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) correct (c) today
17. 17.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
18. 18.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) around (c) happen
20. 20.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) today (c) about
22. 22.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
23. 23.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
24. 24.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
25. 25.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) pizza (c) police
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) balloon (c) lemon
28. 28.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) today (c) panda
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) panda (c) ago
31. 31.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
32. 32.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) contain (c) again
34. 34.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
35. 35.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
36. 36.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
37. 37.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
38. 38.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) again (c) comma
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) asleep (c) season

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