Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 706 · 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 “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
2. 2.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) asleep (c) extra
4. 4.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) extra (c) correct
6. 6.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
7. 7.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) around (c) panda
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) about (c) suppose
10. 10.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
11. 11.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) comma (c) contain
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) alive (c) open
14. 14.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) method (c) sofa
16. 16.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
17. 17.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
18. 18.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
19. 19.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
20. 20.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) cactus (c) cobra
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) about (c) polite
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) awake (c) happen
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) method (c) support
25. 25.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
26. 26.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
27. 27.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) sofa (c) happen
29. 29.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
30. 30.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) cactus (c) polite
32. 32.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
33. 33.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
34. 34.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) problem (c) ago
36. 36.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
37. 37.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
38. 38.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
39. 39.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) awake (c) balloon

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