Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 509 · 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 “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
2. 2.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) lesson (c) suppose
4. 4.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
5. 5.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
6. 6.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
7. 7.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
8. 8.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
9. 9.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
10. 10.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) zebra (c) suppose
12. 12.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
13. 13.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
14. 14.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
15. 15.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) again (c) season
17. 17.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) awake (c) season
19. 19.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) contain (c) comma
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) awake (c) complete
22. 22.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
23. 23.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
24. 24.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
25. 25.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
26. 26.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
27. 27.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) extra (c) method
29. 29.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) awake (c) pizza
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) drama (c) today
32. 32.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
33. 33.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
34. 34.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) contain (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 FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) seven (c) about
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) sofa (c) police
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) open (c) panda
40. 40.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex

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