Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 677 · 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 word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) pizza (c) comma
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) lemon (c) correct
3. 3.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
4. 4.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
5. 5.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
6. 6.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) polite (c) zebra
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) police (c) around
9. 9.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
10. 10.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
11. 11.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
12. 12.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
13. 13.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
14. 14.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
15. 15.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) panda (c) seven
17. 17.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
18. 18.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
19. 19.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
20. 20.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
21. 21.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
22. 22.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) extra (c) correct
24. 24.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) suppose (c) focus
26. 26.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) balloon (c) season
28. 28.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
29. 29.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) extra (c) support
31. 31.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) on
32. 32.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) on (b) lem
33. 33.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) complete (b) panda (c) pizza
35. 35.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
36. 36.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
37. 37.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
38. 38.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) comma (c) again
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) around (c) panda

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