Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 381 · 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) cobra (b) polite (c) today
3. 3.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) zebra (c) awake
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) extra (c) pizza
6. 6.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
7. 7.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
8. 8.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
9. 9.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
10. 10.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
11. 11.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
12. 12.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
13. 13.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) again (c) asleep
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) collect (c) polite
16. 16.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
17. 17.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
18. 18.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
19. 19.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
20. 20.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) open (c) police
22. 22.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
23. 23.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
24. 24.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
25. 25.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
26. 26.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
27. 27.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) open (c) ago
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) about (c) comma
30. 30.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) extra (c) pizza
32. 32.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
33. 33.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
34. 34.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
35. 35.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
36. 36.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
37. 37.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) alive (c) asleep
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) complete (c) lesson
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) bonus (c) correct

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