Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 859 · 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) pizza (b) suppose (c) lemon
2. 2.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
3. 3.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sleep (b) a
4. 4.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
5. 5.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) ma
6. 6.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) correct (b) sofa (c) seven
8. 8.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) balloon (c) asleep
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) contain (b) method (c) season
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) extra (b) complete (c) seven
13. 13.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
14. 14.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
15. 15.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) awake (c) focus
17. 17.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
18. 18.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
19. 19.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) happen (c) ago
21. 21.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
22. 22.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) around (c) drama
24. 24.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) rect (b) cor
25. 25.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
26. 26.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
27. 27.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
28. 28.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
29. 29.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
30. 30.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
31. 31.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
32. 32.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
33. 33.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
34. 34.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) hap
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) extra (b) again (c) today
36. 36.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) zebra (c) again
38. 38.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
39. 39.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) salad (c) seven

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