Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 937 · 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-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
2. 2.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
3. 3.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
4. 4.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
5. 5.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) cobra (c) about
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) happen (c) collect
8. 8.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
9. 9.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
10. 10.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
11. 11.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
12. 12.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
13. 13.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) extra (c) complete
15. 15.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
16. 16.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) extra (c) contain
18. 18.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
19. 19.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
20. 20.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) awake (c) suppose
22. 22.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
23. 23.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
24. 24.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
25. 25.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) pizza (c) ago
27. 27.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) season (c) correct
29. 29.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) suppose (c) open
31. 31.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
32. 32.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
33. 33.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) salad (c) panda
35. 35.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
36. 36.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
37. 37.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
38. 38.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
39. 39.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
40. 40.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup

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