Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 241 · 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 “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
2. 2.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lice (b) po
3. 3.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
4. 4.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
5. 5.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sev (b) en
6. 6.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) lemon (c) alive
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) awake (c) seven
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) open (b) comma (c) polite
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) open (c) about
11. 11.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
12. 12.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
13. 13.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) bonus (c) today
15. 15.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
16. 16.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
17. 17.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
18. 18.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
19. 19.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
20. 20.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
21. 21.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
22. 22.Which part of “piz-za” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) piz (b) za
23. 23.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
24. 24.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
25. 25.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) happen (c) around
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) alive (c) cactus
28. 28.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) ago (b) seven (c) salad
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) cactus (c) panda
31. 31.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
32. 32.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
33. 33.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bal (b) loon
34. 34.Which part of “hap-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) hap (b) pen
35. 35.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
36. 36.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) asleep (c) problem
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) asleep (c) salad
39. 39.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) go (b) a
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) balloon (c) drama

Free pronunciation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-pronunciation