ur as in turn

blur
blurb
blurt
burbs
burl
burn
burp
burst
church
churn
cur
curb
curd
curl
curt
curve
fur
furl
hurl
hurt
lurch
lurk
purl
slur
slurp
spur
spurn
spurt
Sturt
surf
turf
Turk
turn
turps
urn
yurt
absurd
airburst
ayurveda
blurted
bodysurf
burble
burden
burdock
burger
burglar
burgle
burgundy
Burke
burlap
burly
burner
burners
Burnie
burning
burnout
bursar
bursary
bursting
churches
churchy
churlish
churning
concur
curbing
curdle
curfew
curlers
curlew
curlicue
curling
curly
cursing
cursive
cursor
curtail
curtain
curtest
curtsy or curtsey
curving
curvy
cutpurse
demur
disturb
diurnal
downturn
furbish
furling
furlong
furnace
furnish
furry
further
furtive
gurgle
gurney
hotspurs
hurdle
hurling
hurtful
hurting
hurtling
incur
lurching
lurking
murder
murky
murmur
nocturnal
nursery
nursing
nurture
occur
outburst
overturn
perturb

2 thoughts on “ur as in turn

    1. alison Post author

      I say the ‘ur’ in ‘yogurt’ or ‘yoghurt’ as an unstressed vowel, but I didn’t put it on that page (www.spelfabet.com.au/spelling-lists/sorted-by-sound/unstressed-vowel/ur-as-in-murmur), because the spelling gh in it is arguably harder than the ‘ur’, and some people even spell it ‘yoghourt’. Sigh. I have it under ‘gh’ (www.spelfabet.com.au/spelling-lists/sorted-by-sound/g/gh-as-in-ghost) but haven’t tried to include it on vowel spelling lists.

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