Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 744 · 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-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
2. 2.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
3. 3.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) about (c) season
5. 5.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ze (b) bra
6. 6.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
7. 7.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
8. 8.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
9. 9.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) around (b) drama (c) panda
11. 11.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
12. 12.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) za (b) piz
13. 13.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
14. 14.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) alive (c) lemon
16. 16.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) pizza (c) alive
18. 18.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
19. 19.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) bonus (c) asleep
21. 21.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) cobra (b) again (c) complete
23. 23.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
24. 24.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
25. 25.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) sea
26. 26.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) awake (c) zebra
28. 28.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
29. 29.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) complete (c) about
31. 31.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) season (c) awake
33. 33.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
34. 34.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
35. 35.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) cactus (c) collect
37. 37.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
38. 38.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
39. 39.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
40. 40.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose

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