Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 554 · 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 “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) balloon (c) cactus
3. 3.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
4. 4.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
5. 5.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) method (c) support
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) salad (c) asleep
8. 8.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) ago (c) problem
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) pizza (c) drama
11. 11.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) about (c) drama
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) awake (c) cactus
14. 14.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
15. 15.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
16. 16.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
17. 17.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
18. 18.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) cobra (c) sofa
20. 20.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
21. 21.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) zebra (c) pizza
23. 23.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
24. 24.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
25. 25.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
26. 26.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) open (c) about
28. 28.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
29. 29.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
30. 30.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
31. 31.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) contain (c) sofa
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) happen (c) method
34. 34.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
35. 35.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
36. 36.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
37. 37.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
38. 38.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
39. 39.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
40. 40.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra

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