Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 791 · 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 “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
2. 2.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
3. 3.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
4. 4.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) collect (c) about
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) open (c) today
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) contain (c) season
8. 8.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
9. 9.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
10. 10.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) contain (c) cobra
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) alive (c) awake
13. 13.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
14. 14.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
15. 15.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) seven (c) lemon
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) polite (c) happen
18. 18.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
19. 19.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) salad (c) comma
21. 21.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) sofa (c) asleep
23. 23.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
24. 24.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) correct (c) sofa
26. 26.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
27. 27.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
28. 28.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
29. 29.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
30. 30.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
31. 31.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
32. 32.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) extra (c) salad
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) awake (c) lesson
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) salad (c) polite
36. 36.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
37. 37.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
38. 38.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
39. 39.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
40. 40.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za

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