Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 684 · 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 word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) seven (c) asleep
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) comma (c) alive
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) bonus (c) focus
4. 4.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
5. 5.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
6. 6.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) alive (c) asleep
8. 8.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
9. 9.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) contain (c) focus
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) pizza (c) complete
12. 12.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) about (c) collect
14. 14.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) extra (c) asleep
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) correct (c) lesson
17. 17.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
18. 18.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
19. 19.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) today (c) bonus
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) support (c) comma
22. 22.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
23. 23.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
24. 24.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) today (c) method
26. 26.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
27. 27.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
28. 28.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
29. 29.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) focus (c) suppose
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) sofa (c) awake
32. 32.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
33. 33.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) around (c) contain
35. 35.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) sofa (c) season
37. 37.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
38. 38.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
39. 39.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) lemon (c) panda

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