R-Controlled Vowels: 'er', 'ir', 'ur'
~8 min
The 'er', 'ir', and 'ur' vowel teams all make a similar sound, like in 'her', 'bird', and 'fur'.
The Bossy R Sound
Word: bird
sound 1b
sound 2ir
sound 3d
When the letter 'r' follows a vowel, it changes the vowel's sound. The patterns 'er', 'ir', and 'ur' all make the same sound, like the middle of 'bird'.
💡 Listen for that growling r-sound in the middle of these words!