Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 971 · 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-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
2. 2.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
3. 3.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) method (c) bonus
5. 5.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
6. 6.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
7. 7.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
8. 8.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
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) lesson (b) again (c) cactus
11. 11.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
12. 12.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) panda (c) again
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) asleep (c) around
15. 15.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
16. 16.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
17. 17.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
18. 18.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
19. 19.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) comma (c) awake
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) problem (c) cactus
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) balloon (c) sofa
23. 23.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) suppose (c) panda
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) sofa (c) focus
26. 26.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) method (c) police
28. 28.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
29. 29.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
30. 30.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
31. 31.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
32. 32.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) pizza (c) alive
34. 34.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
35. 35.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
36. 36.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
37. 37.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
38. 38.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
39. 39.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) drama (c) asleep

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