Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 75 · 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-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) suppose (c) method
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) about (c) contain
4. 4.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) problem (c) sofa
6. 6.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
7. 7.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) seven (c) around
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) seven (c) alive
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) again (c) ago
11. 11.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) polite (c) cactus
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) drama (c) collect
14. 14.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
15. 15.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
16. 16.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) problem (c) ago
18. 18.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
19. 19.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
20. 20.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
21. 21.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
22. 22.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) lesson (c) polite
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) contain (c) police
25. 25.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) open (c) collect
27. 27.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) extra (c) method
29. 29.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
30. 30.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
31. 31.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
32. 32.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) season (c) suppose
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) focus (c) pizza
35. 35.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
36. 36.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) problem (c) ago
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) happen (c) bonus
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) lesson (c) drama
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) problem (c) seven

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