Common English words with the "uh (cup)" sound (IPA ʌ)

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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

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