Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 461 · 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 “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) comma (c) today
3. 3.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
4. 4.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) seven (c) support
6. 6.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) today (c) lesson
8. 8.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) bonus (c) awake
10. 10.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
11. 11.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
12. 12.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
13. 13.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
14. 14.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
15. 15.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) happen (c) today
17. 17.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) open (c) contain
19. 19.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
20. 20.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) today (c) alive
22. 22.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
23. 23.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
24. 24.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
25. 25.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
26. 26.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
27. 27.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) focus (c) contain
29. 29.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
30. 30.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) asleep (c) salad
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) cactus (c) again
33. 33.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) police (c) salad
35. 35.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) collect (c) lesson
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) cobra (c) seven
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) salad (c) about
39. 39.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
40. 40.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo

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