Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 832 · 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 “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
2. 2.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
3. 3.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
4. 4.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
5. 5.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) sofa (c) asleep
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) lesson (c) police
8. 8.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) lemon (c) today
10. 10.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
11. 11.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
12. 12.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) panda (c) asleep
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) zebra (c) comma
15. 15.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) focus (c) sofa
17. 17.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
18. 18.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) suppose (c) cactus
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) correct (c) lemon
21. 21.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) problem (c) seven
23. 23.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
24. 24.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
25. 25.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
26. 26.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
27. 27.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) cactus (c) seven
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) around (c) happen
30. 30.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
31. 31.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) seven (c) again
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) awake (c) ago
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) police (c) season
35. 35.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
36. 36.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
37. 37.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
38. 38.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
39. 39.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
40. 40.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo

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