SCHWA - /ə/ THE UNSTRESSED VOWEL

Vowel sounds are reduced to schwa in unstressed syllables. Below are some common words with schwa:
A (a book) Usually Capital Certain Thousand
The Material Plural Several Special
Was General Classes Surface Finally
Of Signal From Ocean Island
What Equal Idea Machine Animal
Area Wasn’t Important Language Decimal

Pay special note to the words that have an unstressed schwa in the first syllable – it creates a unique English rhythm.
Among Away Against Alone Agree
Around Along Ago Ahead About
Again Across Amount Afraid Above

When A or I are adjacent to L or N in unstressed syllables, they collapse into schwas.

Reliant Prolifically Asymmetrically Giant Idealism
Duplicate Additionally Characteristically Irritant Nationalism
Family Mentally Clinically Pleasant Professionalism
American Accidentally Important Dominant Socialism
Vatican Confidentially Accelerant Materialism Realism
African Apologetically Significant Capitalism Dualism

All of the below words have short, reduced /i/ sounds to schwa in unstressed syllables.
Civility Simplicity Publicity Dignity Webinar
Humility Electricity Qualification Charity Seminar
Community Administration Quantity Principality Candidacy
Density Notification Radical Personality Ability
Commodity Organization Eligibility Formality Prominence

Political words with schwa

Constitution Aggravated Institution Alliance Official
Democratic Recognize Minister Politics Specifically
Preliminary President Parliament Acquisition Partisanship
Diplomacy Confrontation Conservative Government Fundamental
Profit Accessible Feasibility Difficulties Capacity