Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 782 · 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 “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
2. 2.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
3. 3.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
4. 4.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
5. 5.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) comma (c) police
7. 7.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
8. 8.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) support (c) salad
10. 10.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
11. 11.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
12. 12.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
13. 13.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
14. 14.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
15. 15.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
16. 16.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
17. 17.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) about (c) panda
19. 19.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) around (c) correct
21. 21.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
22. 22.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
23. 23.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
24. 24.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
25. 25.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
26. 26.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) alive (c) around
28. 28.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
29. 29.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
30. 30.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) problem (c) correct
32. 32.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
33. 33.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
34. 34.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
35. 35.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
36. 36.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) about (c) support
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) contain (c) cobra
39. 39.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) sofa (c) focus

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