Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 772 · 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 “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
2. 2.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
3. 3.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
4. 4.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
5. 5.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) again (c) asleep
7. 7.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
8. 8.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
9. 9.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
10. 10.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
11. 11.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
12. 12.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
13. 13.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
14. 14.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
15. 15.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
16. 16.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) collect (c) about
18. 18.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
19. 19.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
20. 20.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
21. 21.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
22. 22.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) lemon (c) ago
24. 24.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
25. 25.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) suppose (c) awake
27. 27.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) awake (c) method
29. 29.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
30. 30.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
31. 31.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
32. 32.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
33. 33.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
34. 34.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) correct (c) panda
36. 36.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) open (c) asleep
38. 38.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
39. 39.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) extra (c) sofa

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