Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 348 · 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 “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) about (c) support
3. 3.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
4. 4.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
5. 5.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) cactus (c) open
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) ago (c) comma
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) correct (c) extra
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) about (c) seven
10. 10.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
11. 11.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
12. 12.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
13. 13.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
14. 14.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
15. 15.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) collect (c) drama
17. 17.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) panda (c) contain
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) correct (c) lesson
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) extra (c) method
21. 21.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) alive (c) drama
23. 23.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
24. 24.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
25. 25.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
26. 26.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) bonus (c) method
28. 28.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) cobra (c) correct
30. 30.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) lemon (c) balloon
32. 32.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
33. 33.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) focus (c) open
35. 35.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) focus (c) polite
37. 37.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
38. 38.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) drama (c) awake
40. 40.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a

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