THE SPELLINGS OF /ɜː/
Further practice
The spellings of /ɜː/
sir
/sɜ:/
serve
/sɜ:v/
worth
/wɜ:θ/
word
/wɜ:d/
Turk
/tɜ:k/
journal
/ˈdʒɜ:nl̩/
attorney
/ˈdʒɜ:ni/
jouney
/ˈdʒɜ:ni/
The nurse prefers the turquoise purse.
/ðə ˈnɜ:s prɪˈfɜ:z ðə ˈtɜ:kwɑ:z ˈpɜ:s/
The court adjourned the trial for the murder of the Turkish merchant, which surprised the world.
/ðə ˈkɔ:t əˈdʒɜ:nd ðə ˈtraɪəl fə ðə ˈmɜ:dər əv ðə ˈtɜ:kɪʃ ˈmɜ:tʃənt wɪtʃ səˈpraɪzd ðə wɜ:ld/
The curly-haired girl's first birthday is on the third Thursday of this month
/ðə ˌkɜ:liˈheəd ˈɡɜ:lz ˌfɜ:st ˈbɜ:θdeɪ ˈɪz ɒn ðə ˈθɜ:d ˈθɜ:zdi əv ðɪs ˈmʌnθ/
A turbot's not a burbot, for a turbot's a butt, but a burbot's not.
/ə ˈtɜ:bət z nɒt ə ˈbɜ:bət fər ə ˈtɜ:bət z ə ˈbʌt bət ə ˈbɜ:bət z ˈnɒt/
How much myrtle would a turtle hurdle if a turtle could hurdle myrtle?
/ˈhaʊ ˈmʌtʃ ˈmɜ:tl̩ wʊd ə ˈtɜ:tl̩ ˈhɜ:dl̩ ɪf ə ˈtɜ:tl̩ kəd ˈhɜ:dl̩ ˈmɜ:tl̩/