Lessons Unit 2, lesson 15
ɝ + endings
Every ending the ɝ vowel takes, one row at a time. Say the vowel, let the ending close it, and check yourself against the words — all of them real, all verified by the engine.
What do the marks mean?
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ɝthe ir in bird
Say a vowel with your tongue already curled for r — one sound, not vowel-then-r: bird, word, turn. It usually carries the word's stress.
ɝ + every ending
One row per combination. Tap any word to hear it — every sheet comes straight from the tool.
| ɝ b | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ɝ d | |||
| ɝ f | |||
| ɝ k / ck | |||
| ɝ l | |||
| ɝ m | |||
| ɝ n | |||
| ɝ s | |||
| ɝ t | |||
| ɝ v | |||
| ɝ ch | |||
| ɝ th | |||
| ɝ dge / ge |
One sound, not two
ɝ is a single vowel with your tongue already curled for r — say bird, word, and turn as one continuous sound, never as a vowel followed by a separate r. This table runs that curled vowel through endings from curb to urge, and in almost every word here it's the syllable carrying the stress. Try the m row against the n row — term, firm, sperm versus turn, learn, burn — and confirm the curled vowel sound stays centered no matter which consonant follows.
Endings across a stressed vowel
Because ɝ usually takes the stress, don't let any ending pull focus away from it — work and worth should feel just as centered as girl and term. Voiced endings like the v in serve or the ending in urge stretch the vowel slightly longer than voiceless ones like the t in hurt or the ch in birch. Read a row slowly enough to feel your tongue curl before the final consonant even starts.