Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 560 · 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 “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
2. 2.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
3. 3.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) contain (c) open
5. 5.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
6. 6.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) salad (c) about
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) drama (c) method
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) comma (c) about
10. 10.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) focus (c) salad
12. 12.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
13. 13.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) ago (c) focus
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) lesson (c) contain
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) season (c) suppose
17. 17.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
18. 18.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
19. 19.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
20. 20.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) collect (c) cactus
22. 22.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
23. 23.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
24. 24.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
25. 25.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
26. 26.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
27. 27.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) open (c) contain
29. 29.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
30. 30.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
31. 31.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) salad (c) about
33. 33.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
34. 34.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) today (c) focus
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) polite (c) zebra
37. 37.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
38. 38.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
39. 39.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
40. 40.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od

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