Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 733 · 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 LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) about (c) awake
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) happen (c) lesson
3. 3.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) son (b) les
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) complete (c) extra
5. 5.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tus (b) cac
6. 6.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) around (b) balloon (c) lemon
8. 8.Which part of “dra-ma” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) dra (b) ma
9. 9.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) nus (b) bo
10. 10.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) pose
11. 11.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
12. 12.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
13. 13.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) con (b) tain
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) collect (b) lesson (c) comma
15. 15.Listen to “drama”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) dra
16. 16.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) wake (b) a
17. 17.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) again (b) correct (c) method
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) seven (b) extra (c) asleep
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) focus (b) awake (c) seven
21. 21.Listen to “today”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) to (b) day
22. 22.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) gain (b) a
23. 23.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) focus (b) polite (c) collect
24. 24.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) panda (b) polite (c) season
25. 25.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) polite (b) open (c) suppose
26. 26.Which part of “po-lite” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lite (b) po
27. 27.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) meth (b) od
28. 28.Listen to “focus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cus (b) fo
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) ago (b) drama (c) complete
30. 30.Which part of “sup-pose” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sup (b) pose
31. 31.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fo (b) cus
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) alive (c) method
33. 33.Listen to “open”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pen (b) o
34. 34.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) contain (b) extra (c) balloon
35. 35.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
36. 36.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
37. 37.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) round
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) bonus (b) around (c) alive
39. 39.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) drama (b) open (c) support
40. 40.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tra (b) ex

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