Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 443 · 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 “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) seven (c) polite
3. 3.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) again (c) police
5. 5.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
6. 6.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
7. 7.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) lesson (c) about
9. 9.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
10. 10.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
11. 11.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
12. 12.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) bonus (c) around
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) collect (c) salad
15. 15.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
16. 16.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
17. 17.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
18. 18.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) support (c) cactus
20. 20.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
21. 21.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) bonus (c) polite
23. 23.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
24. 24.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
25. 25.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
26. 26.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
27. 27.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
28. 28.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) drama (c) about
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) problem (c) complete
31. 31.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
32. 32.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
33. 33.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
34. 34.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
35. 35.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
36. 36.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
37. 37.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) suppose (c) extra
39. 39.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
40. 40.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth

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