Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 268 · 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) panda (c) ago
2. 2.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
3. 3.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) cobra (c) support
5. 5.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
6. 6.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
7. 7.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
8. 8.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
9. 9.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
10. 10.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
11. 11.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
12. 12.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
13. 13.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
14. 14.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) season (c) method
16. 16.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
17. 17.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) suppose (c) lesson
19. 19.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) lemon (c) asleep
21. 21.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
22. 22.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) salad (c) cobra
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) balloon (c) ago
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) awake (c) extra
26. 26.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
27. 27.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
28. 28.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
29. 29.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
30. 30.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
31. 31.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
32. 32.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) today (c) bonus
34. 34.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
35. 35.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) awake (c) zebra
37. 37.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
38. 38.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
39. 39.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
40. 40.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect

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