Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 60 · 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 “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) sofa (c) balloon
3. 3.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
4. 4.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) bonus (c) correct
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) complete (c) cobra
7. 7.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
8. 8.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) awake (c) lemon
10. 10.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) cactus (c) awake
12. 12.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
13. 13.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
14. 14.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
15. 15.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
16. 16.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) sofa (c) alive
18. 18.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) cobra (c) extra
20. 20.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
21. 21.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
22. 22.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) zebra (b) ago (c) alive
24. 24.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
25. 25.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) comma (c) again
27. 27.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
28. 28.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) season (c) complete
30. 30.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) support (c) bonus
32. 32.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
33. 33.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
34. 34.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
35. 35.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
36. 36.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) cactus (c) pizza
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) extra (c) support
39. 39.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) alive (b) cactus (c) season

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