Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 786 · 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 “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) cactus (c) correct
3. 3.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
4. 4.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
5. 5.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) suppose (c) ago
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) happen (c) suppose
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) cactus (c) today
9. 9.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
10. 10.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) extra (c) asleep
12. 12.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
13. 13.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
14. 14.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
15. 15.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
16. 16.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
17. 17.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
18. 18.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) problem (c) about
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) open (c) lemon
21. 21.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
22. 22.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
23. 23.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) problem (c) asleep
25. 25.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
26. 26.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) zebra (c) alive
28. 28.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) extra (c) cobra
30. 30.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
31. 31.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
32. 32.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
33. 33.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
34. 34.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) happen (c) polite
36. 36.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
37. 37.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
38. 38.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) asleep (c) happen
40. 40.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a

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