Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 7 · 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) sofa (b) collect (c) alive
2. 2.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
3. 3.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) balloon (c) extra
5. 5.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) panda (c) correct
7. 7.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
8. 8.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
9. 9.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
10. 10.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
11. 11.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) problem (c) extra
13. 13.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
14. 14.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
15. 15.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) about (c) cactus
17. 17.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
18. 18.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
19. 19.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
20. 20.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
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) lemon (b) asleep (c) polite
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) collect (c) panda
24. 24.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) cobra (c) extra
26. 26.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
27. 27.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
28. 28.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
29. 29.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) happen (c) today
31. 31.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
32. 32.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) again (c) seven
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) support (c) today
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) lemon (c) around
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) pizza (c) open
37. 37.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
38. 38.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
39. 39.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) ago (c) suppose

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