Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 757 · 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 word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) balloon (c) ago
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) zebra (c) drama
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) drama (c) correct
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) method (c) collect
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) polite (c) comma
6. 6.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
7. 7.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) pizza (c) bonus
9. 9.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
10. 10.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) problem (c) police
12. 12.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
13. 13.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) happen (c) complete
15. 15.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
16. 16.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) happen (c) about
18. 18.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
19. 19.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
20. 20.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
21. 21.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
22. 22.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) contain (c) awake
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) complete (c) sofa
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) season (c) correct
26. 26.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) zebra (c) contain
28. 28.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
29. 29.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) balloon (c) polite
31. 31.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
32. 32.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
33. 33.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
34. 34.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
35. 35.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
36. 36.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) cobra (c) alive
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) polite (c) seven
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) ago (c) focus
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) complete (c) lesson

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