* Vowel-r Digraphs - er Words & Phrases

To see more about the vowel-r digraph sound "er", click on the "march" link at the bottom of the page.

"er" is the most difficult sound for most students to make. Watch my mouth closely, and try to duplicate the sounds.

Almost every word in these phrases has the "er" sound in it. Listen again, and again. When you are sure you can duplicate the sound, repeat it.

Here are close ups of the above phrases. I hope this helps.

It was the first picture taken over the earth.

The first word in his letter.....

We were at her work the other day.