Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 335 · 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 “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
2. 2.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
3. 3.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
4. 4.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
5. 5.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
6. 6.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) pizza (c) open
8. 8.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) lemon (c) asleep
10. 10.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) bonus (c) awake
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) correct (c) sofa
13. 13.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) bonus (c) sofa
15. 15.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
16. 16.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
17. 17.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
18. 18.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
19. 19.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
20. 20.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
21. 21.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) balloon (c) alive
23. 23.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
24. 24.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) again (c) lemon
26. 26.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
27. 27.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) happen (c) correct
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) comma (c) polite
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) open (c) around
31. 31.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) panda (c) contain
33. 33.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) awake (c) extra
35. 35.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
36. 36.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
37. 37.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
38. 38.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
39. 39.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
40. 40.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com

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