Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 987 · 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 “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
2. 2.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
3. 3.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
4. 4.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) contain (c) balloon
6. 6.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
7. 7.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) lesson (c) polite
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) balloon (c) awake
10. 10.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) season (c) seven
12. 12.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
13. 13.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
14. 14.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
15. 15.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) focus (c) today
17. 17.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
18. 18.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) alive (c) correct
20. 20.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
21. 21.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) method (c) problem
23. 23.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
24. 24.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
25. 25.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
26. 26.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
27. 27.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
28. 28.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) focus (c) police
30. 30.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) about (c) season
32. 32.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) complete (c) comma
34. 34.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
35. 35.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
36. 36.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
37. 37.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) suppose (c) panda
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) happen (c) about
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) lemon (c) happen

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