Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 983 · 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) police (b) bonus (c) around
2. 2.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) sofa (c) contain
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) season (c) comma
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) extra (c) collect
6. 6.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
7. 7.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
8. 8.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
9. 9.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) focus (c) about
11. 11.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
12. 12.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
13. 13.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
14. 14.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) extra (c) cactus
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) asleep (c) seven
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) ago (c) season
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) focus (c) support
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) asleep (c) about
20. 20.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
21. 21.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) complete (c) cactus
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) cobra (c) cactus
24. 24.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
25. 25.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
26. 26.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
27. 27.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
28. 28.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) around (c) sofa
30. 30.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) method (c) polite
32. 32.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
33. 33.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
34. 34.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) salad (c) support
36. 36.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
37. 37.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
38. 38.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
39. 39.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) today (c) again

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