Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 476 · 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.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) today (c) problem
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) cobra (c) police
4. 4.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
5. 5.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
6. 6.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
7. 7.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
8. 8.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) around (c) about
10. 10.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
11. 11.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) contain (c) suppose
13. 13.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
14. 14.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) collect (c) salad
16. 16.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
17. 17.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) alive (c) lemon
19. 19.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) method (c) about
21. 21.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
22. 22.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
23. 23.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
24. 24.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) lesson (c) happen
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) about (c) again
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) complete (c) focus
28. 28.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) focus (c) contain
30. 30.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
31. 31.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
32. 32.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
33. 33.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
34. 34.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
35. 35.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
36. 36.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) ago (c) cobra
38. 38.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
39. 39.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
40. 40.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect

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