Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 62 · 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 part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) police (c) again
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) panda (c) cactus
5. 5.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
6. 6.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
7. 7.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
8. 8.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
9. 9.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
10. 10.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
11. 11.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
12. 12.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
13. 13.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
14. 14.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) method (c) problem
16. 16.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
17. 17.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
18. 18.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
19. 19.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
20. 20.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
21. 21.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
22. 22.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
23. 23.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
24. 24.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
25. 25.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
26. 26.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) season (c) open
28. 28.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
29. 29.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
30. 30.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) seven (c) support
32. 32.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
33. 33.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) asleep (c) panda
35. 35.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
36. 36.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) asleep (c) again
38. 38.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
39. 39.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) focus (c) contain

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