UR Sound
ɜː (turn, learn)

English Pronunciation, Lesson 09

The UR sound (IPA symbol: ɜː) can be found in English words such as: 
turn, learn, were, word, person, church.

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Watch the following video to learn how to pronounce this sound correctly:



The next video shows the pronunciation of common words with the UR and ER sounds. Listen and repeat:

 

Have you watched it? Good! Let's practice...

Say these words out loud (UR sound is bold):

1) were

2) word

3) work

4) turn

5) burn

6) earn

7) return

8) concern

9) occur

10) early

11) prefer

12) search

13) church

14) fur

15) sir

16) person

17) research

18) learn


Now say these sentences out loud (UR sound is bold):

1) They were at work early.

2) I prefer to use short words.

3) It's your turn to search for them.

4) They burned the house.

5) She has learned new methods and now she earns more money.

7) He prefers not to return.

8) I have some concerns regarding this person.

9) Sir, is this research complete?

10) I prefer not to wear fur.

Have you finished them all? Cool! 

Well done! You have completed the UR sound lesson.

Let's move on...

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