Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 187 · 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) contain (c) cactus
2. 2.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
3. 3.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
4. 4.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
5. 5.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
6. 6.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) happen (c) around
8. 8.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
9. 9.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
10. 10.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) drama (c) around
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) today (c) extra
13. 13.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
14. 14.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) complete (c) open
16. 16.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) cobra (c) open
18. 18.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
19. 19.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) polite (c) lesson
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) season (c) support
22. 22.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
23. 23.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) drama (c) awake
25. 25.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
26. 26.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
27. 27.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
28. 28.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
29. 29.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
30. 30.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) lesson (c) season
32. 32.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
33. 33.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
34. 34.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) suppose (c) comma
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) cobra (c) suppose
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) complete (c) season
38. 38.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) suppose (c) season
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) balloon (c) salad

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