Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 926 · 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) pose (b) sup
2. 2.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
3. 3.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) support (c) method
5. 5.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
6. 6.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
7. 7.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) problem (c) again
9. 9.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
10. 10.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
11. 11.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
12. 12.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
13. 13.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) correct (c) about
15. 15.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
16. 16.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) sofa (c) awake
18. 18.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
19. 19.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
20. 20.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) extra (c) focus
22. 22.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) drama (c) collect
24. 24.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
25. 25.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) extra (c) lesson
27. 27.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) open (c) complete
29. 29.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
30. 30.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
31. 31.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
32. 32.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
33. 33.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) contain (c) pizza
35. 35.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
36. 36.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
37. 37.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
38. 38.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
39. 39.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) around (c) zebra

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