Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 451 · 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 “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
2. 2.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
3. 3.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) again (c) extra
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) extra (c) balloon
6. 6.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
7. 7.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
8. 8.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) lemon (c) contain
10. 10.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
11. 11.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
12. 12.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) happen (c) awake
14. 14.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) happen (c) method
16. 16.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) asleep (c) about
18. 18.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) asleep (c) panda
20. 20.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) collect (c) method
22. 22.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
23. 23.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
24. 24.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
25. 25.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
26. 26.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
27. 27.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
28. 28.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
29. 29.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
30. 30.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
31. 31.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
32. 32.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) pizza (c) correct
34. 34.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) happen (c) correct
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) polite (c) ago
37. 37.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
38. 38.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
39. 39.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) about (c) salad

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