Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 546 · 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) awake (b) seven (c) alive
2. 2.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) season (c) salad
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) alive (c) lemon
5. 5.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) extra (c) awake
7. 7.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
8. 8.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
9. 9.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) correct (c) lemon
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) drama (c) seven
12. 12.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
13. 13.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) contain (c) season
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) alive (c) zebra
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) awake (c) alive
17. 17.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
18. 18.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
19. 19.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
20. 20.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) again (c) salad
22. 22.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
23. 23.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
24. 24.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
25. 25.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
26. 26.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
27. 27.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
28. 28.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
29. 29.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
30. 30.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) season (c) zebra
32. 32.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
33. 33.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
34. 34.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
35. 35.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) suppose (c) collect
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) lesson (c) today
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) salad (c) asleep
39. 39.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
40. 40.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete

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