Spelling list: ur words

There are four ways of spelling the /er/ sound: ur, ir, ear, and er.

These examples use the letters ur to spell the /er/ sound. As you go through each word, say it aloud and exaggerate the ur to help you remember its spelling.

fur	The bear has thick fur.
blur	His vision began to blur.
slur	An insult is a slur.
nurse	Jane is training to be a nurse.
purse	A thief seized my mother's purse.
purple	Mix red and blue to get purple.
burst	Don't burst that balloon.
burn	Our new stove can burn wood or coal.
curl	The dogs curl up on the couch. *
hurl	I hurl the ball to my teammate.
surf	I love to surf.
turf	We cut a piece of turf from the ground.
church	It was very quiet in the church.
curve	The racing car sped around the curve of the track.
return	It's time for us to return home.
murder	We watched a murder mystery on TV.
turnip	The man grew a huge turnip. *
Thursday	I went to the shop on Thursday. *
Saturday	Jack goes swimming every Saturday.