Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 992 · 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) about (b) collect (c) comma
2. 2.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
3. 3.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
4. 4.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
5. 5.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
6. 6.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
7. 7.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
8. 8.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) drama (c) correct
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) complete (c) happen
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) suppose (c) open
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) seven (c) about
13. 13.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
14. 14.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
15. 15.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
16. 16.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
17. 17.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
18. 18.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
19. 19.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
20. 20.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
21. 21.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) cactus (c) panda
23. 23.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
24. 24.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) focus (c) contain
26. 26.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) polite (c) salad
28. 28.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) asleep (c) salad
30. 30.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) happen (c) contain
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) polite (c) method
33. 33.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) suppose (c) pizza
35. 35.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) zebra (c) cactus
37. 37.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) cactus (c) lemon
39. 39.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
40. 40.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus

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