Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 454 · 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 “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
2. 2.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
3. 3.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) cactus (c) support
5. 5.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
6. 6.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
7. 7.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
8. 8.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) balloon (c) lesson
10. 10.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
11. 11.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) again (c) lemon
13. 13.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
14. 14.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
15. 15.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
16. 16.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
17. 17.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) happen (c) awake
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) collect (c) focus
20. 20.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
21. 21.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
22. 22.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
23. 23.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) cobra (c) polite
25. 25.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
26. 26.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) salad (c) asleep
28. 28.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
29. 29.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
30. 30.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
31. 31.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
32. 32.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) balloon (c) focus
34. 34.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
35. 35.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
36. 36.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
37. 37.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
38. 38.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
39. 39.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) today (c) around

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