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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

 

5 responses to “er”

1. Judy says:

   April 18, 2022 at 12:39 pm

   Differentiating between “we as in first” and “r as in run” is crucial. Thank you!!

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2. lisa says:

   November 18, 2022 at 5:14 pm

   Hi Alison,
   Can I ask where polar, solar, dollar fit? 🙂

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   • alison says:

     November 21, 2022 at 12:43 pm

     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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3. Annah says:

   May 16, 2024 at 1:40 am

   Thank you so much for these wonderful lists. They have helped me create resources for my school division (shared internally), and I would love to credit you. Is this okay? What name and date would you like me to use if so?

   Many thanks!

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   • alison says:

     June 18, 2024 at 9:59 pm

     Hi Annah, sorry for the very slow reply, my website has had an avalanche of spam and your message got lost in it. Could you just say you used lists by Alison Clarke of http://www.spelfabet.com.au? The lists were first set up in 2012 but have been revised several times since then so I’m not sure what date would be relevant. Thanks for the lovely feedback and I hope your resources are a big hit with your school division. Best, Alison

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