Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 621 · 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 “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) cobra (c) about
3. 3.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
4. 4.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
5. 5.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
6. 6.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
7. 7.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
8. 8.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
9. 9.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) asleep (c) happen
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) around (c) panda
12. 12.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
13. 13.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
14. 14.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
15. 15.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) drama (c) asleep
17. 17.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) cactus (c) police
19. 19.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) sofa (c) awake
21. 21.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
22. 22.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
23. 23.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
24. 24.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) lesson (c) contain
26. 26.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
27. 27.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
28. 28.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
29. 29.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) zebra (c) extra
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) bonus (c) correct
32. 32.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) police (c) about
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) pizza (c) ago
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) season (c) lemon
36. 36.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) polite (c) problem
38. 38.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
39. 39.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
40. 40.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake

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