Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 473 · 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 “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
2. 2.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
3. 3.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) about (c) season
5. 5.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
6. 6.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
7. 7.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
8. 8.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
9. 9.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) method (c) suppose
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) balloon (c) pizza
12. 12.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
13. 13.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) problem (c) suppose
15. 15.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
16. 16.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
17. 17.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) happen (c) awake
19. 19.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) lemon (c) collect
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) correct (c) cactus
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) again (c) salad
23. 23.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
24. 24.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) bonus (c) around
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) about (c) again
27. 27.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
28. 28.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) correct (c) sofa
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) lesson (c) comma
31. 31.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) police (c) suppose
33. 33.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
34. 34.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
35. 35.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
36. 36.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
37. 37.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) contain (c) problem
39. 39.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
40. 40.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon

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