Lessons Unit 1, lesson 16
ɝ as in bird
One long vowel, on its own page. The ː mark means hold it — hear it alone, then in the words, then say them yourself.
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.
Now say it yourself
Read each word from its sheet, out loud, three times. Where there's a play button, listen first and copy what you hear. Slow is fine — clear beats fast.