Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 676 · 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 word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) drama (c) complete
2. 2.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
3. 3.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) complete (c) again
4. 4.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lect (b) col
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) cobra (b) method (c) around
6. 6.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
7. 7.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
8. 8.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
9. 9.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) again (c) collect
10. 10.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
11. 11.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) co (b) bra
12. 12.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
13. 13.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) awake (b) comma (c) cactus
15. 15.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
16. 16.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
17. 17.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
18. 18.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) awake (b) again (c) cobra
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) lemon (c) collect
21. 21.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) method (b) ago (c) comma
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) problem (c) again
23. 23.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a
24. 24.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
25. 25.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pose (b) sup
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) balloon (b) alive (c) cactus
27. 27.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tus (b) cac
28. 28.Which part of “col-lect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) col (b) lect
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) today (b) ago (c) zebra
30. 30.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
31. 31.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
32. 32.Which part of “com-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ma (b) com
33. 33.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) seven (b) contain (c) around
35. 35.Which part of “po-lice” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) po (b) lice
36. 36.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pen (b) o
37. 37.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
38. 38.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) prob (b) lem
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) support (c) extra
40. 40.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a

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