er as in her
ir as in bird
ur as in turn
ear as in learn
or as in word
urr as in blurred
err as in preferred
irr as in stirred
eur as in masseur
our as in journal
eu as in cordon bleu
ere as in were
oe as in Goethe
olo as in colonel
yr as in myrtle
yrrh as in myrrh
oeu as in hors d’oeuvre, oeuvre
eure as in force majeure
Differentiating between “we as in first” and “r as in run” is crucial. Thank you!!
Hi Alison, Can I ask where polar, solar, dollar fit? 🙂
I put them here: https://www.spelfabet.com.au/spelling-lists/sorted-by-sound/unstressed-vowel/ar-as-in-dollar. I encourage kids to say unstressed vowels the way they are spelt, so the last syllable in these would be pronounced /ar/ as in ‘car’ (my accent is not rhotic).
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Differentiating between “we as in first” and “r as in run” is crucial. Thank you!!
Hi Alison,
Can I ask where polar, solar, dollar fit? 🙂
I put them here: https://www.spelfabet.com.au/spelling-lists/sorted-by-sound/unstressed-vowel/ar-as-in-dollar. I encourage kids to say unstressed vowels the way they are spelt, so the last syllable in these would be pronounced /ar/ as in ‘car’ (my accent is not rhotic).