Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 719 · 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-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
2. 2.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
3. 3.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
4. 4.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
5. 5.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
6. 6.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) around (c) lesson
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) awake (c) method
9. 9.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
10. 10.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
11. 11.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
12. 12.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
13. 13.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
14. 14.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) seven (c) awake
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) suppose (c) seven
17. 17.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
18. 18.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
19. 19.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
20. 20.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
21. 21.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
22. 22.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
23. 23.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
24. 24.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) seven (c) balloon
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) awake (c) open
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) happen (c) support
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) complete (c) pizza
29. 29.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) seven (c) correct
31. 31.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) cobra (c) alive
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) asleep (c) alive
34. 34.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
35. 35.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
36. 36.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
37. 37.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) awake (c) salad
39. 39.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
40. 40.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen

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