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 |