Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 76 · 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) season (b) collect (c) method
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) today (b) cactus (c) bonus
3. 3.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) port (b) sup
4. 4.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) drama (b) alive (c) today
5. 5.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lice (b) po
6. 6.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) day (b) to
7. 7.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) bonus (c) about
8. 8.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) extra (b) asleep (c) sofa
9. 9.Listen to “around”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) round
10. 10.Listen to “asleep”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) sleep
11. 11.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
12. 12.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) problem (b) season (c) ago
13. 13.Which part of “sal-ad” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ad (b) sal
14. 14.Listen to “lesson”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) les (b) son
15. 15.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) salad (b) contain (c) asleep
16. 16.Listen to “seven”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) en (b) sev
17. 17.Which part of “so-fa” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) fa (b) so
18. 18.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) od (b) meth
19. 19.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) balloon (b) cobra (c) pizza
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) problem (b) contain (c) police
21. 21.Which part of “a-wake” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) wake
22. 22.Listen to “happen”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) hap (b) pen
23. 23.Listen to “complete”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) plete (b) com
24. 24.Listen to “pizza”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) piz (b) za
25. 25.Listen to “bonus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) bo (b) nus
26. 26.Which part of “prob-lem” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) prob (b) lem
27. 27.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ma (b) com
28. 28.Listen to “about”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) bout
29. 29.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) sofa (b) asleep (c) awake
30. 30.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) son (b) les
31. 31.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) complete (b) today (c) lemon
32. 32.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) panda (b) today (c) correct
33. 33.Listen to “method”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) od (b) meth
34. 34.Listen to “cactus”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) cac (b) tus
35. 35.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) focus (c) contain
36. 36.Which part of “a-sleep” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) sleep (b) a
37. 37.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bra (b) ze
38. 38.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) suppose (b) seven (c) again
39. 39.Listen to “extra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) ex (b) tra
40. 40.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) gain (b) a

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