Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 298 · 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 “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
2. 2.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) balloon (c) drama
4. 4.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
5. 5.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) correct (c) zebra
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) suppose (c) bonus
8. 8.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
9. 9.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
10. 10.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
11. 11.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
12. 12.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) support (c) open
14. 14.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
15. 15.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
16. 16.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) seven (c) support
18. 18.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
19. 19.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
20. 20.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) around (c) again
22. 22.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
23. 23.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
24. 24.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
25. 25.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
26. 26.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
27. 27.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) contain (c) method
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) about (c) seven
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) awake (c) seven
31. 31.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) cactus (c) cobra
33. 33.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) police (c) panda
35. 35.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
36. 36.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) zebra (c) cobra
38. 38.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
39. 39.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
40. 40.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to

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