Schwa in Prefixes
These words begin with a prefix where the vowel is reduced to /ə/:
- about → /əˈbaʊt/
- again → /əˈɡɛn/
- ago → /əˈɡoʊ/
- around → /əˈraʊnd/
- above → /əˈbʌv/
- aloud → /əˈlaʊd/
- away → /əˈweɪ/
- upon → /əˈpɑːn/
- across → /əˈkrɔːs/
- aside → /əˈsaɪd/
- abandon → /əˈbændən/
- adjust → /əˈdʒʌst/
- adopt → /əˈdɑːpt/
- affect → /əˈfɛkt/
- allow → /əˈlaʊ/
- amaze → /əˈmeɪz/
- arrive → /əˈraɪv/
- appear → /əˈpɪr/
- attack → /əˈtæk/
- attend → /əˈtɛnd/
- assume → /əˈsuːm/
- approve → /əˈpruːv/
- achieve → /əˈtʃiːv/
- agree → /əˈɡriː/
- arrange → /əˈreɪndʒ/
- avoid → /əˈvɔɪd/
- awake → /əˈweɪk/
- obey → /əˈbeɪ/
- occur → /əˈkɜːr/
- oppose → /əˈpoʊz/
- offend → /əˈfɛnd/
- obtain → /əˈbteɪn/
- observe → /əbˈzɜːrv/
- omit → /əˈmɪt/
- upset → /əpˈsɛt/
Schwa in Suffixes
These words end in a suffix where the vowel is reduced to /ə/:
- sofa → /ˈsoʊfə/
- panda → /ˈpændə/
- data → /ˈdeɪtə/
- comma → /ˈkɒmə/
- drama → /ˈdrɑːmə/
- pizza → /ˈpiːtsə/
- America → /əˈmɛrɪkə/
- camera → /ˈkæmərə/
- agenda → /əˈdʒɛndə/
- umbrella → /ʌmˈbrɛlə/
- teacher → /ˈtiːtʃər/
- baker → /ˈbeɪkər/
- dancer → /ˈdænsər/
- singer → /ˈsɪŋər/
- writer → /ˈraɪtər/
- runner → /ˈrʌnər/
- actor → /ˈæktər/
- visitor → /ˈvɪzɪtər/
- editor → /ˈɛdɪtər/
- doctor → /ˈdɑːktər/
- painter → /ˈpeɪntər/
- leader → /ˈliːdər/
- driver → /ˈdraɪvər/
- farmer → /ˈfɑːrmər/
- helper → /ˈhɛlpər/
- support → /səˈpɔːrt/
- teacher → /ˈtiːtʃər/
- doctor → /ˈdɑːktər/
- actor → /ˈæktər/
- runner → /ˈrʌnər/
- sofa → /ˈsoʊfə/
- banana → /bəˈnænə/
- softer → /ˈsɔːftər/
- driver → /ˈdraɪvər/
- painter → /ˈpeɪntər/