blur

blurb

blurt

burbs

burl

burn

burp

burst

church

churn

cur

curb

curd

curl

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

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 responses to “ur as in turn”

  1. owen says:

    can you add yogurt?

    • alison says:

      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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