Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 988 · 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 “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) seven (c) asleep
3. 3.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
4. 4.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) zebra (c) about
6. 6.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
7. 7.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
8. 8.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
9. 9.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) sofa (c) correct
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) complete (c) cactus
12. 12.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
13. 13.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
14. 14.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
15. 15.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
16. 16.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) suppose (c) support
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) around (c) lemon
19. 19.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) zebra (c) extra
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) season (c) panda
22. 22.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
23. 23.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) today (c) support
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) contain (c) cactus
26. 26.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
27. 27.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
28. 28.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
29. 29.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
30. 30.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
31. 31.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) cactus (c) today
33. 33.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) bonus (c) about
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) cactus (c) polite
36. 36.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
37. 37.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
38. 38.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) polite (c) focus
40. 40.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round

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