Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 85 · 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) problem (b) again (c) open
2. 2.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
3. 3.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
4. 4.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
5. 5.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
6. 6.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
7. 7.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
8. 8.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
9. 9.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) za (b) piz
10. 10.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
11. 11.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) panda (c) support
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) collect (c) problem
14. 14.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
15. 15.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
16. 16.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
17. 17.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) salad (c) around
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) alive (c) police
20. 20.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
21. 21.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sev (b) en
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) extra (c) contain
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) comma (c) alive
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) panda (c) correct
25. 25.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
26. 26.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
27. 27.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) around (c) salad
29. 29.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
30. 30.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) zebra (c) collect
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) problem (c) collect
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) polite (b) drama (c) panda
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) bonus (c) balloon
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) season (c) polite
36. 36.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) awake (c) lesson
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) seven (c) problem
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) focus (c) seven
40. 40.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup

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