Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 301 · 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 “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
2. 2.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
3. 3.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) complete (c) sofa
5. 5.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) cobra (c) comma
7. 7.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
8. 8.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) bonus (c) again
10. 10.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) around (c) panda
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) suppose (c) salad
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) method (c) today
14. 14.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
15. 15.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
16. 16.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
17. 17.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
18. 18.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) suppose (c) police
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) support (c) cactus
21. 21.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
22. 22.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
23. 23.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
24. 24.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) lesson (c) again
26. 26.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
27. 27.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
28. 28.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
29. 29.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
30. 30.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) collect (c) panda
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) about (c) method
33. 33.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
34. 34.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) open (c) polite
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) support (c) drama
37. 37.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
38. 38.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) seven (c) collect
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) season (c) suppose

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