Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 899 · 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 “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
2. 2.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) open (c) complete
4. 4.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) pizza (c) suppose
6. 6.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
7. 7.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
8. 8.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) correct (c) asleep
10. 10.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
11. 11.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
12. 12.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
13. 13.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) balloon (c) comma
15. 15.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
16. 16.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
17. 17.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) support (c) sofa
19. 19.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) bonus (c) awake
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) complete (c) cactus
22. 22.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
23. 23.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
24. 24.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
25. 25.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
26. 26.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
27. 27.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) again (c) sofa
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) extra (c) contain
30. 30.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
31. 31.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
32. 32.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
33. 33.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
34. 34.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) balloon (c) ago
36. 36.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) around (c) contain
38. 38.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) asleep (c) drama
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) method (c) complete

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