The short ER sound can be spelled many ways. This leads to a lot of mispronunciations.
The short ER can be spelled as follows:
IR: bird, sir, first
ER: her, per, teacher
OR: word, worm, worst
UR: fur, purr, concur
EAR: learn, search
The short ER sound can be spelled many ways. This leads to a lot of mispronunciations.
The short ER can be spelled as follows:
IR: bird, sir, first
ER: her, per, teacher
OR: word, worm, worst
UR: fur, purr, concur
EAR: learn, search