Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 88 · 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) around (b) drama (c) method
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) alive (c) focus
3. 3.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) suppose (c) open
5. 5.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
6. 6.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
7. 7.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) problem (c) lemon
9. 9.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) police (c) method
11. 11.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
12. 12.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
13. 13.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
14. 14.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) asleep (c) bonus
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) seven (c) polite
17. 17.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) suppose (c) cobra
19. 19.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
20. 20.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
21. 21.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
22. 22.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) cobra (c) collect
24. 24.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) awake (c) correct
26. 26.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
27. 27.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) problem (c) pizza
29. 29.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) police (c) asleep
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) lemon (c) correct
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) lesson (c) zebra
33. 33.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
34. 34.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
35. 35.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) happen (c) asleep
37. 37.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
38. 38.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) again (c) suppose
40. 40.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo

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