Common English words with the "stressed er (bird)" sound (IPA ɝ)

ɝ

Common English words with this sound

stressed er (bird)

A CEFR-graded selection of the most common words that include this phoneme, sorted by learner level (A1 first). Both GA and RP shown when they differ. Tap Listen for audio.

Word GA RP Level Listen
bird /bɝd/ /bɜːd/ A1
birth /bɝθ/ /bɜːθ/ A1
birthday /ˈbɝθˌdeɪ/ /ˈbɜːθˌdeɪ/ A1
burger /ˈbɝɡɚ/ /ˈbɜːɡə/ A1
church /tʃɝtʃ/ /tʃɜːtʃ/ A1
circle /ˈsɝkl̩/ /ˈsɜːkl̩/ A1
dirty /ˈdɝɾi/ /ˈdɜːti/ A1
early /ˈɝli/ /ˈɜːli/ A1
first /fɝst/ /fɜːst/ A1
girl /ɡɝl/ /ɡɜːl/ A1
girlfriend /ˈɡɝlˌfrɛnd/ /ˈɡɜːlˌfrend/ A1
heard /hɝd/ /hɜːd/ A1
her /hɝ/ /hɜː/ A1
hers /hɝz/ /hɜːz/ A1
homework /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/ /ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk/ A1
hurry /ˈhɝi/ /ˈhʌri/ A1
hurt /hɝt/ /hɜːt/ A1
learn /lɝn/ /lɜːn/ A1
nurse /nɝs/ /nɜːs/ A1
person /ˈpɝsn̩/ /ˈpɜːsn̩/ A1

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