Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 437 · 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 “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
2. 2.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
3. 3.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
4. 4.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
5. 5.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
6. 6.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
7. 7.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) support (c) suppose
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) problem (c) lemon
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) lesson (c) around
11. 11.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
12. 12.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
13. 13.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) sofa (c) zebra
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) polite (c) ago
16. 16.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
17. 17.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) correct (c) zebra
19. 19.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
20. 20.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
21. 21.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
22. 22.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) polite (c) asleep
24. 24.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) ago (c) problem
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) sofa (c) around
27. 27.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
28. 28.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
29. 29.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) problem (c) panda
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) suppose (c) pizza
32. 32.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
33. 33.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) collect (c) bonus
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) seven (c) again
36. 36.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
37. 37.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
38. 38.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
39. 39.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
40. 40.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son

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