Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 326 · 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 “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) suppose (c) police
3. 3.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) suppose (c) method
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) alive (c) support
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) asleep (c) lesson
7. 7.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
8. 8.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
9. 9.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) salad (c) panda
11. 11.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
12. 12.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
13. 13.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
14. 14.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) salad (c) season
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) police (c) polite
17. 17.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) open (c) asleep
19. 19.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
20. 20.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) open (c) about
22. 22.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
23. 23.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) support (c) lemon
25. 25.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
26. 26.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
27. 27.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
28. 28.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) method (c) alive
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) seven (c) about
31. 31.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
32. 32.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
33. 33.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
34. 34.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
35. 35.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
36. 36.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
37. 37.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
38. 38.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) zebra (c) complete
40. 40.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con

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