Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 453 · 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 “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) awake (c) ago
3. 3.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) ago (c) zebra
5. 5.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
6. 6.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) cobra (c) season
8. 8.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) around (c) alive
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) collect (c) open
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) method (c) polite
12. 12.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
13. 13.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
14. 14.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
15. 15.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
16. 16.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) cactus (c) about
18. 18.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) around (c) happen
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) asleep (c) method
21. 21.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
22. 22.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
23. 23.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) bonus (c) alive
25. 25.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
26. 26.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
27. 27.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
28. 28.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
29. 29.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
30. 30.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) today (c) complete
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) suppose (c) lemon
33. 33.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
34. 34.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
35. 35.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
36. 36.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
37. 37.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
38. 38.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
39. 39.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
40. 40.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en

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