Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 280 · 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.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
2. 2.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) balloon (c) lemon
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) sofa (b) panda (c) balloon
5. 5.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
6. 6.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
7. 7.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) about (c) panda
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) correct (c) happen
10. 10.Which part of “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
11. 11.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
12. 12.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) around (c) lesson
14. 14.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) go (b) a
15. 15.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bal (b) loon
16. 16.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
17. 17.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) bout
18. 18.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lite
19. 19.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
20. 20.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fa (b) so
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) happen (c) correct
22. 22.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
23. 23.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
24. 24.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
25. 25.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
26. 26.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) port (b) sup
27. 27.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) cactus (c) collect
29. 29.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) so (b) fa
30. 30.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
31. 31.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) rect (b) cor
32. 32.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) happen (b) problem (c) today
34. 34.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
35. 35.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
36. 36.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
37. 37.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
38. 38.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
39. 39.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
40. 40.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a

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