Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 162 · 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) a (b) bout
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) around (c) problem
3. 3.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) awake (c) seven
5. 5.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
6. 6.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
7. 7.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
8. 8.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
9. 9.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) zebra (c) polite
11. 11.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) method (c) seven
13. 13.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) comma (c) asleep
15. 15.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) season (c) lesson
17. 17.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
18. 18.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
19. 19.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) awake (c) drama
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) sofa (c) police
22. 22.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
23. 23.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
24. 24.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
25. 25.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
26. 26.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
27. 27.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
28. 28.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
29. 29.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
30. 30.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) open (c) salad
32. 32.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) problem (c) ago
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) comma (c) support
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) extra (c) police
36. 36.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) open (c) today
38. 38.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
39. 39.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) around (c) drama

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