Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 693 · 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 “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
2. 2.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
3. 3.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) awake (c) about
5. 5.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
6. 6.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
7. 7.Listen to “awake”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) wake (b) a
8. 8.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex
9. 9.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
10. 10.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
11. 11.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) zebra (b) bonus (c) polite
12. 12.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
13. 13.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) round (b) a
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) cactus (c) again
15. 15.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bra (b) co
16. 16.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) alive (c) season
17. 17.Which part of “co-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) co
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) cobra (c) today
19. 19.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
20. 20.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) hap
21. 21.Listen to “polite”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lite (b) po
22. 22.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
23. 23.Listen to “lemon”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) on (b) lem
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) today (c) sofa
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) method (b) suppose (c) awake
26. 26.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) season (b) contain (c) problem
27. 27.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
28. 28.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) pizza (b) today (c) lesson
29. 29.Which part of “sup-port” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) port
30. 30.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) suppose (c) cobra
32. 32.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
33. 33.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
34. 34.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) fo (b) cus
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) police (b) awake (c) drama
36. 36.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) dra (b) ma
37. 37.Which part of “com-plete” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) com (b) plete
38. 38.Which part of “pan-da” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) pan (b) da
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) correct (b) suppose (c) open
40. 40.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) alive (c) cactus

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