Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 277 · 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 “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
2. 2.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
3. 3.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
4. 4.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) ago (c) comma
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) lesson (c) alive
7. 7.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
8. 8.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) method (c) support
10. 10.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
11. 11.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) panda (c) seven
13. 13.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
14. 14.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
15. 15.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
16. 16.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) awake (c) ago
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) awake (c) bonus
19. 19.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
20. 20.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) contain (c) lemon
22. 22.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) again (c) complete
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) method (c) suppose
25. 25.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
26. 26.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
27. 27.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
28. 28.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
29. 29.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
30. 30.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
31. 31.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
32. 32.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
33. 33.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) comma (c) again
35. 35.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) around (c) open
37. 37.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
38. 38.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
39. 39.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
40. 40.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac

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