Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 376 · 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) live (b) a
2. 2.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
3. 3.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
4. 4.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
5. 5.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
6. 6.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) balloon (c) pizza
8. 8.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) sofa (c) about
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) bonus (c) ago
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) lesson (c) suppose
12. 12.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
13. 13.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
14. 14.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
15. 15.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) ago (c) about
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) police (c) support
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) cactus (c) support
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) happen (c) around
20. 20.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
21. 21.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
22. 22.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
23. 23.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) seven (c) cobra
25. 25.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
26. 26.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
27. 27.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
28. 28.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) support (c) method
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) asleep (c) collect
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) panda (c) happen
32. 32.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
33. 33.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) again (c) ago
35. 35.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
36. 36.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) again (c) drama
38. 38.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
39. 39.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
40. 40.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co

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