Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 866 · 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 LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) support (c) bonus
2. 2.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
3. 3.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) cactus (c) today
5. 5.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
6. 6.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
7. 7.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
8. 8.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
9. 9.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) lemon (c) ago
11. 11.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) asleep (c) cactus
13. 13.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
14. 14.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) season (c) contain
16. 16.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
17. 17.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
18. 18.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
19. 19.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
20. 20.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
21. 21.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
22. 22.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
23. 23.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
24. 24.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
25. 25.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
26. 26.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
27. 27.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
28. 28.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
29. 29.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
30. 30.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
31. 31.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
32. 32.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
33. 33.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
34. 34.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
35. 35.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) open (c) balloon
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) lesson (c) awake
38. 38.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
39. 39.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
40. 40.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so

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