Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 768 · 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 “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) polite (c) zebra
3. 3.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
4. 4.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
5. 5.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
6. 6.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
7. 7.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
8. 8.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
9. 9.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
10. 10.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
11. 11.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
12. 12.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
13. 13.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) support (c) method
15. 15.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) happen (c) ago
17. 17.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) cactus (c) balloon
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) method (c) complete
20. 20.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
21. 21.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
22. 22.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
23. 23.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
24. 24.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) cactus (c) sofa
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) about (c) lemon
27. 27.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) balloon (c) seven
29. 29.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
30. 30.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
31. 31.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
32. 32.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) alive (c) sofa
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) happen (c) correct
35. 35.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
36. 36.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) again (c) polite
38. 38.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
39. 39.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
40. 40.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go

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