Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 852 · 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.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) happen (c) pizza
2. 2.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
3. 3.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
4. 4.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
5. 5.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
6. 6.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
7. 7.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
8. 8.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) contain (c) seven
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) open (c) problem
11. 11.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
12. 12.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) again (c) lesson
14. 14.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
15. 15.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) suppose (c) correct
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) panda (c) today
18. 18.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
19. 19.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) panda (c) balloon
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) polite (c) around
22. 22.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
23. 23.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
24. 24.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) about (c) bonus
26. 26.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) awake (c) focus
28. 28.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
29. 29.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) pizza (c) collect
31. 31.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) police (c) suppose
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) balloon (c) ago
34. 34.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
35. 35.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) alive (c) season
37. 37.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
38. 38.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
39. 39.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
40. 40.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a

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