Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 502 · 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 word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) season (c) complete
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) lemon (c) complete
3. 3.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
4. 4.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
5. 5.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
6. 6.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
7. 7.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
8. 8.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
9. 9.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
10. 10.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
11. 11.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
12. 12.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
13. 13.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
14. 14.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) support (c) focus
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) awake (c) open
17. 17.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) extra (c) ago
19. 19.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
20. 20.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
21. 21.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
22. 22.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) correct (c) awake
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) again (c) pizza
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) bonus (c) method
26. 26.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
27. 27.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) awake (c) about
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) complete (c) salad
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) open (c) lesson
31. 31.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) bonus (c) seven
33. 33.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
34. 34.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) zebra (c) police
36. 36.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) again (c) today
38. 38.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) drama (c) ago
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) focus (c) asleep

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