Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 363 · 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 “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
2. 2.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
3. 3.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
4. 4.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) police (c) lesson
6. 6.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
7. 7.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) salad (c) ago
9. 9.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) sofa (c) correct
11. 11.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) panda (c) complete
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) alive (c) lesson
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) contain (c) ago
15. 15.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
16. 16.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) suppose (c) police
18. 18.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
19. 19.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
20. 20.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
21. 21.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
22. 22.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
23. 23.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) alive (c) pizza
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) focus (c) around
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) problem (c) support
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) around (c) sofa
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) awake (c) balloon
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) bonus (c) method
30. 30.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) correct (c) asleep
32. 32.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) again (c) seven
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) problem (c) asleep
35. 35.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
36. 36.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
37. 37.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
38. 38.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) awake (c) comma
40. 40.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor

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