Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 978 · 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-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
2. 2.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) complete (c) about
4. 4.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
5. 5.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
6. 6.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
7. 7.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
8. 8.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
9. 9.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
10. 10.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
11. 11.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
12. 12.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
13. 13.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
14. 14.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
15. 15.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
16. 16.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
17. 17.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
18. 18.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
19. 19.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) balloon (c) happen
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) ago (c) collect
22. 22.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) complete (c) awake
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) cactus (c) again
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) contain (c) lemon
26. 26.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
27. 27.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
28. 28.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
29. 29.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) method (c) pizza
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) alive (c) drama
32. 32.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
33. 33.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
34. 34.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
35. 35.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) today (c) zebra
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) open (c) polite
38. 38.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) zebra (c) lesson
40. 40.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor

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