Words with the [ʌ / ə] sound
Mid-central; the relaxed 'uh' of an unstressed syllable (schwa).
Common spellings: u, o, a. Examples: cup, about, sofa.
- understanding
- aside
- adjacent
- acquired
- additionally
- adult
- appearances
- occasion
- unincorporated
- americans
- accompanied
- advice
- opposed
- unfortunately
- attached
- attacked
- attempts
- aware
- attacks
- adults
- observe
- advance
- agreement
- underground
- appeal
- apply
- asleep
- agree
- accused
- admitted
- attempted
- assigned
- atlantic
- approximately
- attracted
- unsuccessful
- amongst
- officials
- observing
- officially
- accounts
- assumed
- abroad
- affair
- attorney
- adventure
- astronomy
- accomplished
- achieve
- apartment
- admit
- accustomed
- assistance
- apparent
- alliance
- associate
- obliged
- attributed
- ugly
- appropriate
- appointment
- attraction
- awoke
- uncertain
- accordingly
- affect
- alarm
- approved
- unclear
- amazing
- obtain
- avoided
- assisted
- opinions
- affiliated
- administered
- unhappy
- upset
- addressed
- acclaim
- assist
- applies
- objective
- attempting
- undergraduate
- attending
- advised
- obscure
- observers
- alike
- ashamed
- approaches
- agrees
- appreciate
- unto
- upstairs
- attract
- alaska
- aggressive
- uneasy