UR
The UR is difficult
to make because it has an R sound in it.
And to make it harder, non-native speakers can be confused by the
multiple ways to spell this sound.
Don’t try to change the vowel sound to match its spelling. The words “her,” “sir,” “fur,” “were,” and
“earth” all have the same vowel sound in spite of their different spelling.
Instructions to
make this sound: Is your tongue raised high in the center of your mouth? Be sure that you hear an R sound.
Common problems:
Not pronouncing enough R so “bird” sounds like “bud.”
Common spellings:
AR as in “dollar,” ER as in “her,” IR as in “sir,” OR as in “motor,” UR as in
“fur,” EAR as in “early,” OUR as in “journal,” RE as in “acre”
early an early bird
urgent an urgent matter
work work
later than before
yesterday yesterday afternoon
were they
were certain
dollar a dollar thirty
They’ll defer the merger for another
term.
Her brother entertained in the center theater.