Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 762 · 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.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) lemon (c) about
3. 3.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) bonus (c) method
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) suppose (c) cobra
6. 6.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
7. 7.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
8. 8.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
9. 9.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) today (c) lemon
11. 11.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
12. 12.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
13. 13.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
14. 14.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) support (c) balloon
16. 16.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
17. 17.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) salad (c) complete
19. 19.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
20. 20.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
21. 21.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) open (c) focus
23. 23.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) awake (c) suppose
25. 25.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) sofa (c) correct
27. 27.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) method (c) extra
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) drama (c) method
30. 30.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
31. 31.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) around (c) polite
33. 33.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
34. 34.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) extra (c) suppose
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) focus (c) asleep
37. 37.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
38. 38.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
39. 39.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
40. 40.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal

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