Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 944 · 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 word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) police (c) lesson
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) complete (c) today
3. 3.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) method (c) awake
5. 5.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
6. 6.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
7. 7.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
8. 8.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
9. 9.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) complete (c) open
11. 11.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
12. 12.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
13. 13.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
14. 14.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
15. 15.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
16. 16.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) police (c) pizza
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) bonus (c) about
19. 19.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
20. 20.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) zebra (c) again
22. 22.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
23. 23.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
24. 24.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
25. 25.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
26. 26.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) about (c) suppose
28. 28.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
29. 29.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
30. 30.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
31. 31.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
32. 32.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
33. 33.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) cobra (c) alive
35. 35.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
36. 36.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
37. 37.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
38. 38.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
39. 39.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) complete (c) about

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