Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 409 · 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 LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) correct (c) problem
2. 2.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) lesson (c) cobra
4. 4.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
5. 5.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
6. 6.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
7. 7.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
8. 8.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
9. 9.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
10. 10.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) season (c) zebra
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) sofa (c) collect
13. 13.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
14. 14.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
15. 15.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
16. 16.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
17. 17.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) extra (c) complete
19. 19.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
20. 20.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
21. 21.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
22. 22.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
23. 23.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
24. 24.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
25. 25.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
26. 26.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) alive (c) open
28. 28.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) police (c) bonus
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) lesson (c) suppose
31. 31.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
32. 32.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) extra (c) asleep
34. 34.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
35. 35.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
36. 36.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
37. 37.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) method (c) support
39. 39.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) method (c) awake

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