Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 663 · 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 “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
2. 2.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
3. 3.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
4. 4.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
5. 5.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) polite (c) contain
7. 7.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) problem (c) asleep
9. 9.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
10. 10.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) awake (c) about
12. 12.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
13. 13.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) about (c) problem
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) open (c) police
16. 16.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
17. 17.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
18. 18.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
19. 19.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
20. 20.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
21. 21.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
22. 22.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) comma (c) drama
24. 24.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
25. 25.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
26. 26.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) panda (c) suppose
28. 28.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
29. 29.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
30. 30.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
31. 31.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) season (c) contain
33. 33.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
34. 34.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
35. 35.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) zebra (c) complete
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) around (c) sofa
38. 38.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
39. 39.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
40. 40.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com

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