Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 131 · 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) contain (b) panda (c) support
2. 2.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
3. 3.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) season (c) open
5. 5.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) support (c) cactus
7. 7.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
8. 8.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) lemon (c) drama
10. 10.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
11. 11.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
12. 12.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
13. 13.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) bonus (c) suppose
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) about (c) polite
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) about (c) lemon
17. 17.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
18. 18.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) extra (c) alive
20. 20.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
21. 21.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
22. 22.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
23. 23.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
24. 24.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) bonus (c) alive
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) support (c) comma
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) collect (c) open
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) polite (c) focus
29. 29.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
30. 30.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) cobra (c) police
32. 32.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
33. 33.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) asleep (c) happen
35. 35.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
36. 36.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) today (c) correct
38. 38.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
39. 39.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
40. 40.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor

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