Schwa Sound Worksheet

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

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