Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 291 · 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) correct (b) panda (c) contain
2. 2.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) alive (c) polite
4. 4.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
5. 5.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
6. 6.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) extra (c) happen
8. 8.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
9. 9.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
10. 10.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
11. 11.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
12. 12.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) bonus (c) suppose
14. 14.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
15. 15.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
16. 16.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
17. 17.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) suppose (c) season
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) salad (c) complete
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) problem (c) collect
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) alive (c) bonus
22. 22.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
23. 23.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
24. 24.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
25. 25.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
26. 26.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) around (c) support
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) collect (c) extra
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) lemon (c) comma
30. 30.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) contain (c) happen
32. 32.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
33. 33.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
34. 34.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) season (c) alive
36. 36.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) seven (c) police
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) drama (c) awake
39. 39.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
40. 40.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo

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