Schwa Sound Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 14: The schwa (weak “uh”) · Set 880 · 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 “sev-en” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) en (b) sev
2. 2.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) lesson (b) salad (c) police
3. 3.Listen to “police”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) po (b) lice
4. 4.Listen to “sofa”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) so (b) fa
5. 5.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) again (b) seven (c) salad
6. 6.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) lemon (b) about (c) contain
7. 7.Which part of “cor-rect” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cor (b) rect
8. 8.Which part of “bal-loon” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) loon (b) bal
9. 9.Listen to “problem”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) lem (b) prob
10. 10.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) open (b) suppose (c) around
11. 11.Listen to “suppose”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) pose (b) sup
12. 12.Which part of “lem-on” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) lem (b) on
13. 13.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) zebra (c) contain
14. 14.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) comma (b) today (c) police
15. 15.Which part of “a-live” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) live
16. 16.Listen to “again”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) gain
17. 17.Which part of “a-round” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) round (b) a
18. 18.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) alive (b) salad (c) today
19. 19.Listen to “contain”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) tain (b) con
20. 20.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its LAST syllable? (a) about (b) sofa (c) asleep
21. 21.Which part of “ex-tra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tra (b) ex
22. 22.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) suppose (b) cactus (c) seven
23. 23.Listen to “alive”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) live (b) a
24. 24.Which part of “les-son” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) les (b) son
25. 25.Listen to “support”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sup (b) port
26. 26.Which part of “con-tain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) tain (b) con
27. 27.Which part of “ze-bra” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) ze (b) bra
28. 28.Which part of “bo-nus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) bo (b) nus
29. 29.Listen to “collect”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) col (b) lect
30. 30.Which part of “cac-tus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cac (b) tus
31. 31.Which part of “o-pen” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) o (b) pen
32. 32.Listen to “comma”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) com (b) ma
33. 33.Which part of “to-day” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) to (b) day
34. 34.Listen to “salad”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) sal (b) ad
35. 35.Listen to “cobra”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) co (b) bra
36. 36.Which word has the weak “uh” sound (schwa) in its FIRST syllable? (a) bonus (b) drama (c) ago
37. 37.Listen to “ago”. Which part has the weak “uh” sound? (a) a (b) go
38. 38.Which part of “fo-cus” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) cus (b) fo
39. 39.Which part of “a-gain” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) a (b) gain
40. 40.Which part of “meth-od” has the weak “uh” sound (schwa)? (a) meth (b) od

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