Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 690 · 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-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) cactus (c) bonus
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) awake (c) zebra
4. 4.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) awake (c) method
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) correct (c) alive
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) balloon (c) sofa
8. 8.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) today (c) zebra
10. 10.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) complete (c) lemon
12. 12.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
13. 13.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
14. 14.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
15. 15.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
16. 16.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) lemon (c) correct
18. 18.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
19. 19.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
20. 20.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
21. 21.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
22. 22.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) method (c) polite
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) alive (c) support
25. 25.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) alive (c) today
27. 27.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
28. 28.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
29. 29.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) ago (c) bonus
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) extra (b) about (c) season
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) polite (c) lesson
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) again (c) about
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) support (c) again
36. 36.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
37. 37.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
38. 38.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
39. 39.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
40. 40.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra

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