Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 785 · 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.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
3. 3.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) asleep (c) correct
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) police (c) again
6. 6.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) cobra (c) correct
8. 8.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) about (c) method
10. 10.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
11. 11.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
12. 12.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
13. 13.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) drama (c) ago
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) cactus (c) correct
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) lesson (c) contain
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) balloon (c) sofa
18. 18.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
19. 19.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
20. 20.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
21. 21.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) panda (c) support
23. 23.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
24. 24.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) collect (c) open
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) collect (c) season
27. 27.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
28. 28.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
29. 29.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
30. 30.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
31. 31.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
32. 32.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
33. 33.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) drama (c) around
35. 35.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
36. 36.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) seven (c) around
38. 38.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) complete (c) suppose
40. 40.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice

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