ə
Common English words with this sound
schwa
A CEFR-graded selection of the most common words that include this phoneme, sorted by learner level (A1 first). Both GA and RP shown when they differ. Tap Listen for audio.
| Word | GA | RP | Level | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | /ə/ | — | A1 | |
| about | /əˈbaʊt/ | — | A1 | |
| above | /əˈbʌv/ | — | A1 | |
| action | /ˈækʃən/ | — | A1 | |
| activity | /ækˈtɪvəɾi/ | /ækˈtɪvəti/ | A1 | |
| actor | /ˈæktɚ/ | /ˈæktə/ | A1 | |
| afraid | /əˈfreɪd/ | — | A1 | |
| after | /ˈæftɚ/ | /ˈɑːftə/ | A1 | |
| afternoon | /ˌæftɚˈnun/ | /ˌɑːftəˈnuːn/ | A1 | |
| again | /əˈɡɛn/ | /əˈɡen/ | A1 | |
| ago | /əˈɡoʊ/ | /əˈɡəʊ/ | A1 | |
| agree | /əˈɡri/ | /əˈɡriː/ | A1 | |
| airport | /ˈɛrˌpɑrt/ | /ˈeəˌpɔːt/ | A1 | |
| album | /ˈælbəm/ | — | A1 | |
| alone | /əˈloʊn/ | /əˈləʊn/ | A1 | |
| along | /əˈlɑŋ/ | /əˈlɒŋ/ | A1 | |
| and | /ənd/ | — | A1 | |
| animal | /ˈænəməl/ | — | A1 | |
| another | /əˈnʌðɚ/ | /əˈnʌðə/ | A1 | |
| answer | /ˈænsɚ/ | /ˈɑːnsə/ | A1 |