Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 927 · 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 part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) open (c) about
4. 4.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
5. 5.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
6. 6.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
7. 7.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
8. 8.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
9. 9.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
10. 10.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) extra (c) sofa
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) asleep (c) seven
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) again (c) method
14. 14.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
15. 15.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) contain (c) problem
17. 17.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
18. 18.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) problem (c) salad
20. 20.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
21. 21.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
22. 22.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) police (c) lemon
24. 24.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
25. 25.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) ago (c) open
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) today (c) zebra
28. 28.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) comma (c) balloon
30. 30.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) season (c) awake
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) cactus (c) cobra
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) season (c) alive
34. 34.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
35. 35.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
36. 36.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
37. 37.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) awake (c) about
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) complete (c) lemon
40. 40.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal

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