Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 462 · 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 “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
2. 2.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
3. 3.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) lemon (c) drama
5. 5.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
6. 6.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
7. 7.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) suppose (c) cactus
9. 9.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) balloon (c) today
11. 11.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) lemon (c) problem
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) balloon (c) cactus
14. 14.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
15. 15.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
16. 16.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
17. 17.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
18. 18.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cactus (b) balloon (c) alive
20. 20.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
21. 21.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
22. 22.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) asleep (c) alive
24. 24.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
25. 25.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
26. 26.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
27. 27.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
28. 28.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) police (c) pizza
30. 30.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
31. 31.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
32. 32.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) alive (c) extra
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) correct (c) comma
35. 35.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) complete (c) awake
37. 37.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
38. 38.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
39. 39.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
40. 40.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les

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