Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 179 · 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 FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) season (c) drama
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) around (c) collect
3. 3.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) season (c) bonus
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) cobra (c) contain
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) correct (c) lesson
7. 7.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) ago (c) salad
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) method (c) alive
10. 10.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) happen (c) collect
12. 12.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
13. 13.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) ago (c) comma
15. 15.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
16. 16.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
17. 17.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) focus (c) drama
19. 19.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
20. 20.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
21. 21.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) pizza (c) collect
23. 23.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
24. 24.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
25. 25.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
26. 26.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
27. 27.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
28. 28.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
29. 29.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
30. 30.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
31. 31.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
32. 32.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
33. 33.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
34. 34.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
35. 35.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) ago (c) seven
37. 37.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
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.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup

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