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.
- amounts
- umbrella
- assurance
- absorbed
- offensive
- assault
- awake
- uncomfortable
- assume
- unconscious
- admission
- allied
- attractive
- aloud
- attractions
- uncovered
- announcement
- admired
- abuse
- abruptly
- approval
- attacking
- unequal
- accent
- appealed
- affection
- allies
- amusement
- underneath
- accommodation
- alumni
- opponent
- uncommon
- abundant
- acquainted
- abilities
- ultimate
- underwent
- assembled
- approaching
- acquire
- afford
- assured
- achievement
- advise
- abandon
- announce
- allowing
- awaken
- opponents
- amendment
- aboard
- acoustics
- appearing
- astonished
- acquaintance
- advancing
- attracts
- obscured
- asserted
- atop
- updated
- apartments
- asylum
- achievements
- attendance
- addictive
- administrator
- accomplish
- acoustic
- associations
- unexpected
- astonishment
- unfriendly
- arabian
- uttered
- alarmed
- alleged
- assignment
- associates
- alas
- amanda
- unfortunate
- accounting
- assure
- understands
- underwater
- observatory
- underlying
- unusually
- acceptance
- unexpectedly
- accompanying
- accompany
- atomic
- offended
- utterly
- aluminium
- acclaimed
- upright