Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 594 · 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 “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od
2. 2.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) season (b) about (c) alive
4. 4.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
5. 5.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) season (c) method
7. 7.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
8. 8.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) da (b) pan
9. 9.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
10. 10.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) nus (b) bo
11. 11.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
12. 12.Listen to “zebra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) ze
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) asleep (b) extra (c) pizza
14. 14.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sal (b) ad
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) zebra (c) police
16. 16.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lect (b) col
17. 17.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) season (c) balloon
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) problem (c) suppose
19. 19.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
20. 20.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
21. 21.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
22. 22.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
23. 23.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
24. 24.Listen to “correct”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cor (b) rect
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) extra (c) about
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) today (c) alive
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) support (c) extra
28. 28.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
29. 29.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
30. 30.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
31. 31.Listen to “panda”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) da (b) pan
32. 32.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
33. 33.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
34. 34.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) wake
35. 35.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
36. 36.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) o (b) pen
37. 37.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ex (b) tra
38. 38.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) salad (b) open (c) alive
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) today (c) alive

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