Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 717 · 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 “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) lemon (c) asleep
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) support (c) sofa
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) problem (c) focus
5. 5.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
6. 6.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
7. 7.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
8. 8.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
9. 9.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
10. 10.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
11. 11.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
12. 12.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
13. 13.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) polite (c) sofa
15. 15.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
16. 16.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
17. 17.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
18. 18.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
19. 19.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
20. 20.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
21. 21.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
22. 22.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) suppose (c) ago
24. 24.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
25. 25.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
26. 26.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) about (c) method
28. 28.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
29. 29.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
30. 30.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
31. 31.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) happen (c) focus
33. 33.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
34. 34.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) happen (c) complete
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) today (c) happen
37. 37.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) cobra (c) happen
39. 39.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) ago (c) bonus

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