Words Containing U (E, I) before R.

The vowel heard in hurt, err, fir, (heard only before the consonant r) is in quantity a long vowel, but in quality it very closely resembles the second-place light dash, with which for practical purposes it is written. A sign to express this sound with critical exactness is provided in Appendix C.

Err, hurry, Perth, perch, birth, bearer, birch, Burke, lurk, lurch, earl, urge, Kirk, mirth, merge, derth, dirge, purr, burrow, Burney, dirty, cur, shirr, murk, murky, Murphy.

Dictation Exercise

Use the writing exercise.