How to pronounce the words that begin with STIR sound

10 Oct 2022 · 0 min

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A short spoken tutorial by Hadar Shemesh teaching pronunciation of words that begin with the R (stir) sound. The instructor explains that the R-like vowel appears in words spelled with initial U (e.g., urban) and practices examples with a learner, emphasizing primary stress and correct vowel quality in words such as "urban," "early," and "earth."

Lets practice the pronunciation of words that begin with the R, as in stir sound. The R sound is a vowel, but the production of it feels just like pronouncing an R sound. We find it in words like.
Urban. Urban.
The primary stress is on the first syllable on that stir sound. Urban. So even though it's spelled with a U, it's not. Or. But there is no ooh sound but that R sound.
Urban.
Let's try another word. Early. It's not airly.
But early.
Very good. Earth. Not air. Remember?
Red earth.
Earth.
Urgent. Urgent.