Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 200 · 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 “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
2. 2.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
3. 3.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) cobra (c) salad
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) complete (c) season
6. 6.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) again (c) problem
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) seven (c) about
9. 9.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
10. 10.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
11. 11.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
12. 12.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) police (c) sofa
14. 14.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) collect (c) asleep
16. 16.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
17. 17.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) awake (c) sofa
19. 19.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) awake (c) correct
21. 21.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
22. 22.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) sofa (c) correct
24. 24.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) today (c) lemon
26. 26.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) suppose (c) around
28. 28.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
29. 29.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
30. 30.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
31. 31.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
32. 32.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) lemon (c) today
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) balloon (c) police
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) bonus (c) police
36. 36.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
37. 37.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) complete (c) bonus
39. 39.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
40. 40.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od

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