Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 399 · 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 word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) cobra (c) around
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) complete (c) zebra
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) today (c) season
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) correct (c) polite
5. 5.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) balloon (c) method
7. 7.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
8. 8.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
9. 9.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
10. 10.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
11. 11.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
12. 12.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
13. 13.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) bonus (c) season
15. 15.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) again (c) today
17. 17.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
18. 18.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
19. 19.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
20. 20.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
21. 21.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
22. 22.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) complete (c) asleep
24. 24.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
25. 25.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) lesson (c) around
27. 27.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
28. 28.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
29. 29.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) collect (c) again
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) collect (c) again
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) sofa (c) polite
33. 33.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
34. 34.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) cobra (c) drama
36. 36.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
37. 37.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
38. 38.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) contain (c) extra
40. 40.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a

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