Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 456 · 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 “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
2. 2.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) support (c) correct
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) happen (c) ago
5. 5.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) season (c) collect
7. 7.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
8. 8.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
9. 9.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
10. 10.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
11. 11.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
12. 12.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) method (c) about
14. 14.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
15. 15.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
16. 16.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
17. 17.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
18. 18.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
19. 19.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
20. 20.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
21. 21.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) happen (c) ago
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) open (c) support
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) drama (c) around
25. 25.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
26. 26.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
27. 27.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
28. 28.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
29. 29.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
30. 30.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
31. 31.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
32. 32.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) extra (c) correct
34. 34.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) salad (c) police
36. 36.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) awake (c) cobra
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) season (c) today
39. 39.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
40. 40.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze

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