Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 836 · 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 “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) open (c) police
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) pizza (c) zebra
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) open (c) about
5. 5.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
6. 6.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
7. 7.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) plete
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) panda (c) lemon
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) correct (c) happen
10. 10.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
11. 11.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
12. 12.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
13. 13.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) alive (c) ago
15. 15.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
16. 16.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
17. 17.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) again (c) happen
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) happen (c) ago
20. 20.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
21. 21.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
22. 22.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
23. 23.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
24. 24.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
25. 25.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) alive (c) cobra
27. 27.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
28. 28.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
29. 29.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) about (c) extra
31. 31.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) comma (c) problem
33. 33.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) contain (c) around
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) support (c) drama
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) drama (c) complete
37. 37.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
38. 38.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) asleep (c) sofa
40. 40.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex

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