Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 711 · 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 “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
2. 2.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
3. 3.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
4. 4.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) problem (c) correct
6. 6.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
7. 7.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
8. 8.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
9. 9.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
10. 10.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) salad (c) awake
12. 12.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) alive (c) support
14. 14.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
15. 15.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) panda (c) asleep
17. 17.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) about (c) open
19. 19.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
20. 20.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
21. 21.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
22. 22.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
23. 23.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) cobra (c) awake
25. 25.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
26. 26.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) bonus (c) suppose
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) today (c) bonus
29. 29.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
30. 30.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) drama (c) happen
32. 32.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
33. 33.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
34. 34.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
35. 35.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
36. 36.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
37. 37.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) complete (c) awake
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) complete (c) pizza
40. 40.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice

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