Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 266 · 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 FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) happen (c) open
2. 2.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
3. 3.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) open (c) today
5. 5.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
6. 6.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) about (c) collect
8. 8.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
9. 9.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
10. 10.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
11. 11.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
12. 12.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
13. 13.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
14. 14.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
15. 15.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
16. 16.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
17. 17.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
18. 18.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) suppose (c) seven
20. 20.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
21. 21.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) pizza (c) balloon
23. 23.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
24. 24.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
25. 25.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
26. 26.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) polite (c) drama
28. 28.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) collect (c) ago
30. 30.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
31. 31.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
32. 32.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
33. 33.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
34. 34.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) ago (c) alive
36. 36.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
37. 37.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
38. 38.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) drama (c) asleep
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) correct (c) salad

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