Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 917 · 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-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) about (c) sofa
3. 3.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) cactus (c) problem
5. 5.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) comma (c) today
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) comma (c) sofa
8. 8.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
9. 9.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) pizza (c) drama
11. 11.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
12. 12.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
13. 13.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) panda (c) today
15. 15.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) lemon (c) asleep
17. 17.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
18. 18.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) complete (c) suppose
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) complete (c) polite
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) zebra (c) contain
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) lesson (c) polite
23. 23.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) drama (c) correct
25. 25.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
26. 26.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
27. 27.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
28. 28.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
29. 29.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
30. 30.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
31. 31.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
32. 32.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
33. 33.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
34. 34.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
35. 35.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
36. 36.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
37. 37.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
38. 38.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
39. 39.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
40. 40.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so

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