Schwa Sound Worksheet

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

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