Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 907 · 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 “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) today (c) polite
3. 3.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
4. 4.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) polite (c) method
6. 6.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
7. 7.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) happen (c) about
9. 9.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
10. 10.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) correct (c) pizza
12. 12.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) about (c) lemon
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) seven (c) drama
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) drama (c) salad
16. 16.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
17. 17.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
18. 18.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
19. 19.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) sofa (c) complete
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) balloon (c) season
22. 22.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
23. 23.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) focus (c) police
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) salad (c) balloon
26. 26.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
27. 27.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
28. 28.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
29. 29.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) salad (c) extra
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) awake (c) comma
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) pizza (c) extra
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) salad (c) ago
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) asleep (c) bonus
35. 35.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
36. 36.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
37. 37.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
38. 38.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) support (c) today
40. 40.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra

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