Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 210 · 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 “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
2. 2.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
3. 3.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
4. 4.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) pizza (c) problem
6. 6.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
7. 7.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
8. 8.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
9. 9.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) lemon (c) around
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) balloon (c) problem
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) suppose (c) comma
13. 13.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
14. 14.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
15. 15.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
16. 16.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
17. 17.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
18. 18.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
19. 19.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) seven (c) again
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) sofa (c) suppose
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) open (c) balloon
23. 23.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) panda (c) ago
25. 25.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) season (c) complete
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) cactus (c) today
28. 28.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
29. 29.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
30. 30.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
31. 31.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
32. 32.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
33. 33.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
34. 34.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
35. 35.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
36. 36.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
37. 37.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) seven (c) asleep
39. 39.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) correct (c) cobra

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