Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 827 · 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) lesson (b) focus (c) polite
2. 2.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
3. 3.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
4. 4.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
5. 5.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
6. 6.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
7. 7.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
8. 8.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
9. 9.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
10. 10.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
11. 11.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) awake (c) lesson
13. 13.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
14. 14.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
15. 15.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) around (c) sofa
17. 17.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
18. 18.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) open (c) happen
20. 20.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
21. 21.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) lesson (c) alive
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) lesson (c) collect
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) police (b) focus (c) comma
25. 25.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) problem (c) about
27. 27.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
28. 28.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
29. 29.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
30. 30.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
31. 31.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
32. 32.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) alive (c) panda
34. 34.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) happen (c) about
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) awake (c) around
37. 37.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) happen (b) awake (c) police
39. 39.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
40. 40.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) day (b) to

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