Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 601 · 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 “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
2. 2.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
3. 3.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
4. 4.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
5. 5.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
6. 6.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
7. 7.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
8. 8.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
9. 9.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) awake (c) again
11. 11.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
12. 12.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) sofa (c) extra
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) asleep (c) complete
15. 15.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
16. 16.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
17. 17.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
18. 18.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
19. 19.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) comma (c) contain
21. 21.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) salad (c) collect
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) zebra (c) support
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) balloon (c) focus
25. 25.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) police (c) extra
27. 27.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
28. 28.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) suppose (c) cobra
30. 30.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) problem (c) again
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) complete (c) panda
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) polite (c) bonus
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) contain (c) support
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) pizza (c) about
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) polite (c) happen
37. 37.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
38. 38.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
39. 39.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
40. 40.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con

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