Let's work on forming the /ɝ/ sound.
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Make sure that your tongue is bunched and tense in the middle.
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Release the sound around the bunched portion and the slightly lifted front of the tongue.
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It should be held for a longer duration than the unstressed /ɝ/ sound,...
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...which occurs at the end of words like "father", "brother".
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/ɝ/, /ɝ/, /ɝ/.
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Here's /ɝ/ in the beginning of some words.
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Earth, Urgent, Irk.
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And here it is in the middle.
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Bird, Heard, Learning.
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Here it is at the end of some words.
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Fur, Purr, Sir.
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Listen to these pairs of words to hear the contrasting sounds.
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Earl, All.
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Birth, Bath.
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Purse, Pass.
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Here are some sentences that use the /ɝ/ sound.
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We heard the birds in the fir tree.
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Learning about the Earth is urgent.
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/ɝ/, /ɝ/, /ɝ/.
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Nice work!
