Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 600 · 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 “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
2. 2.Listen to “season”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) sea
3. 3.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
4. 4.Which part of “a-bout” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bout (b) a
5. 5.Which part of “a-go” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) go
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) focus (c) asleep
7. 7.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
8. 8.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
9. 9.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
10. 10.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) pizza (b) suppose (c) awake
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) lesson (c) contain
13. 13.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bout (b) a
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) extra (c) alive
15. 15.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) con (b) tain
16. 16.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
17. 17.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) plete (b) com
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) happen (c) polite
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) ago (c) cobra
20. 20.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ad (b) sal
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) support (b) open (c) extra
22. 22.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) sleep
23. 23.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
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) today (b) open (c) lesson
26. 26.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
27. 27.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) alive (c) correct
28. 28.Listen to “balloon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) loon (b) bal
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) collect (b) balloon (c) sofa
30. 30.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cactus (b) salad (c) ago
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) season (c) awake
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) alive (c) salad
33. 33.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) about (c) cactus
34. 34.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) open (c) seven
36. 36.Which part of “sea-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sea (b) son
37. 37.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) focus (c) problem
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) suppose (c) cactus
39. 39.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
40. 40.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po

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