Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 207 · 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 part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) again (c) contain
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) lesson (c) contain
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) about (c) cobra
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) focus (c) collect
6. 6.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
7. 7.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) correct (c) method
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) police (c) salad
10. 10.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
11. 11.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
12. 12.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
13. 13.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) lemon (c) today
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) lesson (c) around
16. 16.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) again (c) open
18. 18.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
19. 19.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) again (c) correct
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) pizza (c) complete
22. 22.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) complete (c) lesson
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) awake (c) comma
25. 25.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
26. 26.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) alive (c) happen
28. 28.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
29. 29.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
30. 30.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) about (c) extra
32. 32.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
33. 33.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
34. 34.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) focus (c) awake
36. 36.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
37. 37.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
38. 38.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) drama (c) comma
40. 40.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra

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