Name: How to Pronounce: /ər/ as in bird
Uploaded: 2020-10-24T01:41:37.000Z
Duration: 2 min 11 s
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Let's explore the sound of families the er sound.

The error sound is complicated because it is like a mix of the ah vowel sound.

Sometimes called the Schwab and the rough sound.

It is a mid central vowel, like the vowel sound, and your tongue curls back slightly like in the rough continent sound.

Uh, when I said that er is a mid central vowel sound, I meant that your tongue should be in the middle and central position in your mouth.

The tip of your tongue should be curled and pulled back slightly.

The good news is this ER has some common spelling patterns that are easy to remember.

The basic pattern is this vowel plus the letter R.

The ER vowel sound could be spelled as e.

Just like the names of family members, mother, sister, father, brother.

It could also be spelled with the letters I R.

Or it could be spelled with the letters u R as in occur jury and in some cases it can have an e a r spelling.