Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 344 · 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 “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) awake (c) asleep
3. 3.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
4. 4.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
5. 5.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) sofa (c) complete
7. 7.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) awake (c) problem
9. 9.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
10. 10.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) suppose (c) balloon
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) suppose (c) open
13. 13.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
14. 14.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) ago (c) extra
16. 16.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) extra (c) about
18. 18.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
19. 19.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
20. 20.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
21. 21.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
22. 22.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
23. 23.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
24. 24.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) focus (c) police
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) drama (c) comma
27. 27.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
28. 28.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
29. 29.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) awake (c) panda
31. 31.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) support (c) collect
33. 33.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
34. 34.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
35. 35.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) season (c) asleep
37. 37.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
38. 38.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
39. 39.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
40. 40.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal

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