Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 392 · 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 “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
2. 2.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
3. 3.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
4. 4.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) happen (c) awake
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) contain (c) zebra
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) panda (c) pizza
8. 8.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
9. 9.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
10. 10.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
11. 11.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
12. 12.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) asleep (c) lemon
14. 14.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
15. 15.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
16. 16.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
17. 17.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) lemon (c) support
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) collect (c) complete
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) happen (c) pizza
21. 21.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
22. 22.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
23. 23.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) police (c) contain
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) open (c) alive
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) complete (c) happen
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) balloon (c) panda
28. 28.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
29. 29.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
30. 30.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
31. 31.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
32. 32.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
33. 33.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) awake (c) alive
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) asleep (c) extra
36. 36.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
37. 37.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
38. 38.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) method (c) contain
40. 40.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem

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