Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 784 · 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 part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
3. 3.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) asleep (c) method
5. 5.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) again (c) pizza
7. 7.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
8. 8.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) about (c) awake
10. 10.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
11. 11.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) season (c) cobra
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) seven (c) awake
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) complete (c) lesson
15. 15.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
16. 16.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) lesson (c) about
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) complete (c) collect
19. 19.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
20. 20.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
21. 21.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
22. 22.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) suppose (c) problem
24. 24.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
25. 25.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
26. 26.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
27. 27.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
28. 28.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) season (c) method
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) polite (c) method
31. 31.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
32. 32.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
33. 33.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) lesson (c) comma
35. 35.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
36. 36.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) complete (c) comma
38. 38.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) asleep (c) bonus
40. 40.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap

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