Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 271 · 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 “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
2. 2.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
3. 3.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) salad (c) sofa
5. 5.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
6. 6.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
7. 7.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
8. 8.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) alive (c) focus
10. 10.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
11. 11.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
12. 12.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) complete (c) lemon
14. 14.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
15. 15.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) suppose (c) seven
17. 17.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
18. 18.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) extra (c) lesson
20. 20.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) balloon (c) happen
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) drama (c) cactus
23. 23.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
24. 24.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
25. 25.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
26. 26.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
27. 27.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
28. 28.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
29. 29.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) collect (c) seven
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) season (c) open
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) alive (c) lemon
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) polite (c) method
34. 34.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) comma (c) asleep
36. 36.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
37. 37.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
38. 38.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
39. 39.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) awake (c) zebra

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