Meet Bossy 'R' (er, ir, ur)— Let's Practice!

Goopaw says get ready to Meet Bossy R (ER, IR, UR). Remember, when R follows e, i or u, it makes the pair say /er/. One way to spell /er/ is with the letters ER. If you hear /er/ sound in the second syllable at the end of a word, it's mostly likely the ER spelling. Another way to spell /er/ is with the letters IR. They spell /er/ inside the word if it's followed by the sounds /d/, /an/, /m/, /t/, or /th/. Finally, UR can spell /er/ in the beginning, middle or end of a word. Here is an example. Water. Which bossy R says /er/ in water? ER, IR, or UR? ER because the /er/ sound is at the end of the two syllable word, water. Let's look at another word. Curl. Which bossy R says /er/ in curl? ER, IR, or UR? UR, the /er/ sound is in the middle of the word curl. Here is the next one. Third. Which bossy R says /er/ in third? ER, IR, or UR? IR because the /er/ sound is inside 'third' and it's followed by the /d/ sound. Here is another word: purple. Which bossy R says /er/ in purple? ER, IR, or UR? UR, the /er/ sound is inside of the word purple. Here is the last word. Dirt. Which bossy R says /er/ in dirt? ER, IR, or UR? IR because the /er/ sound is inside 'dirt' and it's followed by the /t/ sound. Goopaw had so much fun practicing with you today! See you next time!