Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 727 · 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 “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) support (b) panda (c) about
3. 3.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
4. 4.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) open (c) collect
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) panda (c) happen
7. 7.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
8. 8.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) problem (c) today
10. 10.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
11. 11.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
12. 12.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pan (b) da
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) asleep (c) pizza
14. 14.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
15. 15.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
16. 16.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
17. 17.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
18. 18.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) complete (c) panda
20. 20.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) zebra (c) support
22. 22.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) ago (c) sofa
24. 24.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) comma (b) polite (c) cobra
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) asleep (c) lesson
27. 27.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
28. 28.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
29. 29.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) around (c) zebra
31. 31.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
32. 32.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
33. 33.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
34. 34.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
35. 35.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
36. 36.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) seven (c) correct
38. 38.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) problem (c) lemon
40. 40.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen

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