Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 618 · 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 “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
2. 2.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) correct (c) today
4. 4.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
5. 5.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) support (c) method
7. 7.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
8. 8.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
9. 9.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) seven (c) again
11. 11.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
12. 12.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
13. 13.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
14. 14.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
15. 15.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
16. 16.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) around (c) lesson
18. 18.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
19. 19.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
20. 20.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) focus (c) alive
22. 22.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
23. 23.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
24. 24.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) today (c) around
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) suppose (c) drama
27. 27.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
28. 28.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) complete (c) lemon
30. 30.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
31. 31.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
32. 32.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) panda (c) ago
34. 34.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
35. 35.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) ago (c) lesson
37. 37.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
38. 38.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
39. 39.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) awake (c) comma

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