Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 11 · 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 “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
2. 2.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
3. 3.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
4. 4.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) problem (c) happen
6. 6.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
7. 7.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
8. 8.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
9. 9.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
10. 10.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) lesson (c) alive
12. 12.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
13. 13.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
14. 14.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) problem (c) about
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) about (c) collect
17. 17.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
18. 18.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) again (c) open
20. 20.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) bonus (c) awake
22. 22.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
23. 23.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
24. 24.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
25. 25.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
26. 26.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
27. 27.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
28. 28.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
29. 29.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
30. 30.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
31. 31.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
32. 32.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
33. 33.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
34. 34.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
35. 35.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
36. 36.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) lemon (c) polite
38. 38.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
39. 39.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) polite (c) focus

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