Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 74 · 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 “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) police (c) alive
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) polite (c) alive
4. 4.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
5. 5.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
6. 6.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
7. 7.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
8. 8.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) contain (c) open
10. 10.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
11. 11.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
12. 12.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
13. 13.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
14. 14.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
15. 15.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) problem (c) lemon
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) complete (c) lesson
18. 18.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
19. 19.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) panda (c) correct
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) bonus (c) awake
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) problem (c) seven
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) correct (c) lemon
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) support (c) ago
25. 25.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) lemon (c) season
27. 27.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
28. 28.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) problem (c) collect
30. 30.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) season (c) ago
32. 32.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
33. 33.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
34. 34.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
35. 35.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
36. 36.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
37. 37.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) open (c) about
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) panda (c) happen
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) support (c) sofa

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