Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 41 · 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 “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) season (c) contain
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) lemon (c) around
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) extra (c) season
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) panda (c) complete
6. 6.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) cactus (c) polite
8. 8.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
9. 9.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
10. 10.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
11. 11.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) comma (c) ago
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) happen (c) again
14. 14.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) police (c) ago
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) suppose (c) sofa
17. 17.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
18. 18.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
19. 19.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
20. 20.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
21. 21.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
22. 22.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
23. 23.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
24. 24.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
25. 25.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
26. 26.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
27. 27.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
28. 28.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) pizza (c) police
30. 30.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
31. 31.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
32. 32.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) ago (c) zebra
34. 34.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
35. 35.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lesson (b) about (c) complete
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) ago (c) method
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) happen (c) comma
39. 39.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
40. 40.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo

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