Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 1 · 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) complete (b) asleep (c) method
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) lesson (c) alive
3. 3.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) drama (c) asleep
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) again (c) comma
6. 6.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
7. 7.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
8. 8.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
9. 9.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
10. 10.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
11. 11.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
12. 12.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
13. 13.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) balloon (c) season
15. 15.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
16. 16.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
17. 17.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) correct (c) balloon
19. 19.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
20. 20.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) suppose (c) support
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) seven (c) contain
23. 23.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
24. 24.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) complete (c) focus
26. 26.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
27. 27.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
28. 28.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
29. 29.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) pizza (c) lesson
31. 31.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) alive (c) happen
33. 33.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
34. 34.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
35. 35.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
36. 36.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) ago (c) awake
38. 38.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
39. 39.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) zebra (c) balloon

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