Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 329 · 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 FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) cactus (c) zebra
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) zebra (c) contain
3. 3.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) awake (c) asleep
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) about (c) problem
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) ago (c) salad
7. 7.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
8. 8.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
9. 9.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
10. 10.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
11. 11.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) around (c) happen
13. 13.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
14. 14.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
15. 15.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
16. 16.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
17. 17.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
18. 18.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
19. 19.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
20. 20.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
21. 21.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
22. 22.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
23. 23.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) salad (c) comma
25. 25.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) complete (c) asleep
27. 27.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
28. 28.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
29. 29.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
30. 30.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
31. 31.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
32. 32.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) bonus (c) drama
34. 34.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) police (c) extra
36. 36.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
37. 37.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) awake (c) extra
39. 39.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) complete (c) method

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