Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 556 · 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-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
2. 2.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) cactus (c) awake
4. 4.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
5. 5.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) correct (c) alive
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) awake (c) problem
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) lemon (c) contain
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) cactus (c) awake
10. 10.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
11. 11.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
12. 12.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) seven (c) suppose
14. 14.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) asleep (c) extra
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) sofa (c) complete
17. 17.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
18. 18.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
19. 19.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
20. 20.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
21. 21.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
22. 22.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to
23. 23.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) comma (c) panda
25. 25.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
26. 26.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
27. 27.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
28. 28.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
29. 29.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) live
30. 30.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
31. 31.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
32. 32.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
33. 33.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
34. 34.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
35. 35.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
36. 36.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) collect (c) comma
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) around (c) police
39. 39.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
40. 40.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake

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