Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 584 · 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.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
2. 2.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
3. 3.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
4. 4.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) problem (c) sofa
6. 6.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
7. 7.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
8. 8.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
9. 9.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
10. 10.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) method (c) balloon
12. 12.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
13. 13.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) around (c) complete
15. 15.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) support (c) extra
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) open (c) today
18. 18.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
19. 19.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
20. 20.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
21. 21.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
22. 22.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
23. 23.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) cactus (c) correct
25. 25.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
26. 26.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) lesson (c) comma
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) season (c) awake
29. 29.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
30. 30.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
31. 31.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
32. 32.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) happen (c) asleep
34. 34.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) correct (c) pizza
36. 36.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
37. 37.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
38. 38.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
39. 39.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
40. 40.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son

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