Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 550 · 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 LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) method (c) complete
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) again (c) bonus
3. 3.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
4. 4.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) live (b) a
5. 5.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) dra
6. 6.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
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 “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
10. 10.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) problem (c) collect
12. 12.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
13. 13.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
14. 14.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
15. 15.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
16. 16.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
17. 17.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
18. 18.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
19. 19.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
20. 20.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) ago (c) problem
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) salad (c) seven
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) again (c) happen
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lemon (b) about (c) salad
25. 25.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) asleep (b) lemon (c) support
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) salad (c) around
28. 28.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
29. 29.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
30. 30.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
31. 31.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) focus (c) complete
33. 33.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) prob
34. 34.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) correct (c) sofa
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) ago (c) support
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) correct (c) season
38. 38.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lite
39. 39.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
40. 40.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen

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