Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 434 · 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.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) lemon (c) police
3. 3.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
4. 4.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) open (c) ago
6. 6.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
7. 7.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
8. 8.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) zebra (c) bonus
10. 10.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) correct (c) drama
12. 12.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
13. 13.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
14. 14.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
15. 15.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
16. 16.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
17. 17.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
18. 18.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
19. 19.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
20. 20.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
21. 21.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) support (c) comma
23. 23.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
24. 24.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
25. 25.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
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 LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) bonus (c) around
28. 28.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
29. 29.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
30. 30.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) focus (c) support
32. 32.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
33. 33.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
34. 34.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) salad (c) asleep
36. 36.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
37. 37.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
38. 38.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
39. 39.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) pizza (c) panda

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