Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 718 · 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 “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) balloon (c) seven
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) correct (c) focus
4. 4.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
5. 5.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
6. 6.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
7. 7.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
8. 8.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) ago (c) focus
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) about (b) cobra (c) panda
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) problem (c) extra
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) extra (c) drama
13. 13.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
14. 14.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
15. 15.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
16. 16.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
17. 17.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
18. 18.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
19. 19.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
20. 20.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
21. 21.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
22. 22.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
23. 23.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
24. 24.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) contain (c) bonus
26. 26.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
27. 27.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) around (c) panda
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) lesson (c) bonus
30. 30.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) contain (c) zebra
32. 32.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sea (b) son
33. 33.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) cobra (c) around
35. 35.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
36. 36.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) complete (c) lemon
38. 38.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
39. 39.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
40. 40.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con

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