Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 305 · 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 “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
2. 2.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
3. 3.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
4. 4.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) happen (c) open
6. 6.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) panda (c) collect
8. 8.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
9. 9.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
10. 10.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
11. 11.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
12. 12.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
13. 13.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) extra (c) ago
15. 15.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) pizza (c) cobra
17. 17.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
18. 18.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) ago (c) correct
20. 20.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) about (c) support
22. 22.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
23. 23.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) suppose (c) collect
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) again (c) lemon
26. 26.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
27. 27.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
28. 28.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
29. 29.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
30. 30.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) around (c) comma
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) polite (c) cobra
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) cobra (c) today
34. 34.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
35. 35.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
36. 36.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
37. 37.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) suppose (c) seven
39. 39.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
40. 40.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete

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