Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 563 · 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 “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) today (c) alive
3. 3.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) panda (c) again
5. 5.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
6. 6.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
7. 7.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
8. 8.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
9. 9.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) happen (c) contain
11. 11.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
12. 12.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
13. 13.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
14. 14.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
15. 15.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
16. 16.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
17. 17.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) around (c) panda
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) salad (c) ago
20. 20.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
21. 21.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) around (c) seven
23. 23.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) contain (c) cactus
25. 25.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
26. 26.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
27. 27.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
28. 28.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
29. 29.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
30. 30.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) awake (c) seven
32. 32.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
33. 33.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
34. 34.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
35. 35.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
36. 36.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) suppose (c) collect
38. 38.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) police (c) cobra
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) collect (c) cactus

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