ʌ
Common English words with this sound
uh (cup)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| above | /əˈbʌv/ | — | A1 | |
| another | /əˈnʌðɚ/ | /əˈnʌðə/ | A1 | |
| anyone | /ˈɛniˌwʌn/ | /ˈeniˌwʌn/ | A1 | |
| become | /bɪˈkʌm/ | — | A1 | |
| begun | /bɪˈɡʌn/ | — | A1 | |
| brother | /ˈbrʌðɚ/ | /ˈbrʌðə/ | A1 | |
| brush | /brʌʃ/ | — | A1 | |
| bucket | /ˈbʌkət/ | /ˈbʌkɪt/ | A1 | |
| bus | /bʌs/ | — | A1 | |
| but | /bʌt/ | — | A1 | |
| butter | /ˈbʌɾɚ/ | /ˈbʌtə/ | A1 | |
| butterfly | /ˈbʌɾɚˌflaɪ/ | /ˈbʌtəˌflaɪ/ | A1 | |
| button | /ˈbʌʔn̩/ | /ˈbʌtn̩/ | A1 | |
| club | /klʌb/ | — | A1 | |
| come | /kʌm/ | — | A1 | |
| cousin | /ˈkʌzn̩/ | /ˈkʌzən/ | A1 | |
| cover | /ˈkʌvɚ/ | /ˈkʌvə/ | A1 | |
| culture | /ˈkʌltʃɚ/ | /ˈkʌltʃə/ | A1 | |
| cup | /kʌp/ | — | A1 | |
| cut | /kʌt/ | — | A1 |