Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 428 · 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.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) alive (c) today
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) open (c) suppose
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) cactus (c) support
5. 5.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
6. 6.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) again (c) open
8. 8.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) again (c) polite
10. 10.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
11. 11.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) sofa (c) suppose
13. 13.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) extra (c) alive
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) today (c) open
16. 16.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) lesson (c) awake
18. 18.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
19. 19.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
20. 20.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
21. 21.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
22. 22.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) focus (c) about
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) happen (c) suppose
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) happen (c) about
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) seven (c) ago
27. 27.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
28. 28.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
29. 29.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
30. 30.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) ago (c) comma
32. 32.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
33. 33.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) open (c) lesson
35. 35.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
36. 36.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
37. 37.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) bonus (c) alive
39. 39.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
40. 40.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a

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