Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 878 · 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 part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
2. 2.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
3. 3.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
4. 4.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
5. 5.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
6. 6.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) alive (c) pizza
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) contain (c) comma
9. 9.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
10. 10.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
11. 11.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
12. 12.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
13. 13.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) support (c) about
15. 15.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) alive (c) suppose
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) sofa (c) support
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) happen (c) alive
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) lemon (c) today
20. 20.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
21. 21.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) open (c) ago
23. 23.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) alive (c) focus
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) zebra (c) balloon
26. 26.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
27. 27.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
28. 28.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) complete (c) cactus
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) again (c) method
31. 31.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
32. 32.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) police (c) bonus
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) cactus (c) support
35. 35.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) police (c) zebra
37. 37.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
38. 38.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) problem (c) collect
40. 40.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout

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