Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 682 · 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 “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
2. 2.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) support (c) contain
4. 4.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
5. 5.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
6. 6.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
7. 7.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) collect (c) problem
9. 9.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) contain (c) drama
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) comma (c) focus
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) lesson (c) cactus
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) today (c) cactus
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) asleep (c) season
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) about (c) method
16. 16.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) alive (c) zebra
18. 18.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
19. 19.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
20. 20.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
21. 21.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) complete (c) support
23. 23.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
24. 24.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
25. 25.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
26. 26.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) lesson (c) alive
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) problem (c) pizza
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) contain (c) lesson
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) method (c) about
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) salad (c) pizza
32. 32.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) cactus (c) police
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) season (c) drama
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) alive (c) lemon
36. 36.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
37. 37.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
38. 38.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
39. 39.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
40. 40.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma

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