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Complex Clusters with r In American English

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Pronunciation Exercises for Consonant Clusters with r in English

Complex Consonant Clusters with r

This drill focuses on three-consonant clusters (VCCC) that include the sound /r/. The simpler patterns in which /r/ appears are covered in a separate lesson. The clusters in the current lesson appear after vowels and include a variety of consonants. Practicing the sound /r/ in these combinations helps you gain control over transitions between the different consonants. All the words in this lesson include complex consonant clusters and as such might require extra practice. Repeat each one as many times as necessary to master the target sound combination.

Vowel + Three-Consonant Cluster

Short e + r + k + s → /ɜrks/

Example

jerks, clerks, lurks

a + r + k + s → /ɑrks/

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parks, marks, barks

o + r + k + s → /ɔrks/

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forks, corks, porks

Short e + r + k + t → /ɜrkt/

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worked, jerked, lurked

a + r + k + t → /ɑrkt/

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marked, parked, barked

o + r + k + t → /ɔrkt/

Example

forked, corked, porked

Short e + r + g + z → /ɜrgz/

Example

icebergs

Short e + r + j + d → /ɜrdʒd/

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urged, merged, verged

a + r + j + d → /ɑrdʒd/

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charged, barged, enlarged

o + r + j + d → /ɔrdʒd/

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forged, gorged

Short e + r + p + t → /ɜrpt/

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burped, chirped, slurped

a + r + p + t → /ɑrpt/

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harped, tarped, warped

a + r + p + s → /ɑrps/

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harps, tarps, warps

Short e + r + p + s → /ɜrps/

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burps, chirps, slurps

Short e + r + b + d → /ɜrbd/

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curbed, disturbed

a + r + b + d → /ɑrbd/

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barbed, garbed

Short e + r + b + z → /ɜrbz/

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curbs, herbs, verbs

a + r + b + z → /ɑrbz/

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barbs, garbs

Short e + r + v + d → /ɜrvd/

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curved, served

a + r + v + d → /ɑrvd/

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carved, starved

Short e + r + v + z → /ɜrvz/

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serves, nerves, curves

a + r + v + z → /ɑrvz/

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carves, starves

Short e + r + f + t → /ɜrft/

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turfed, surfed

o + r + f + t → /ɔrft/

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dwarfed, wharfed

a + r + f + t → /ɑrft/

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barfed

Short e + r + f + s → /ɜrfs/

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turfs, surfs

o + r + f + s → /ɔrfs/

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dwarfs, wharfs

a + r + f + s → /ɑrfs/

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barfs, scarfs

Short e + r + m + d → /ɛrmd/

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termed, firmed

a + r + m + d → /ɑrmd/

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armed, charmed, alarmed

o + r + m + d → /ɔrmd/

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formed, stormed

Short e + r + m + z → /ɜrmz/

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firms, terms, germs

a + r + m + z → /ɑrmz/

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arms, charms, alarms

o + r + m + z → /ɔrmz/

Example

forms, norms, dorms

Short e + r + n + d → /ɜrnd/

Example

turned, burned, churned

a + r + n + d → /ɑrnd/

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barned, yarned, darned

o + r + n + d → /ɔrnd/

Example

horned, mourned, adorned

Short e + r + n + z → /ɜrnz/

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earns, burns, turns

a + r + n + z → /ɑrnz/

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barns, yarns

o + r + n + z → /ɔrnz/

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horns, thorns, mourns

Short e + r + s + t → /ɜrst/

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burst, cursed, nursed

a + r + s + t → /ɑrs/

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parsed

o + r + s + t → /ɔrst/

Example

forced, horsed

Short e + r + d + z → /ɜrdz/

Example

birds, herds, nerds

a + r + d + z → /ɑrdz/

Example

cards, yards, bards

o + r + d + z → /ɔrdz/

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cords, lords, boards

Short e + r + t + s → /ɜrts/

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hurts, shirts

a + r + t + s → /ɑrts/

Example

parts, darts, carts

o + r + t + s → /ɔrts/

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courts, sorts, ports

Short e + r + th + s → /ɜrθs/

Example

earths, births

Short e + r + ch + t → /ɜrtʃt/

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perched, birched, searched

a + r + ch + t → /ɑrtʃt/

Example

marched, parched, starched

o + r + ch + t → /ɔrtʃt/

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torched, porched, scorched

Short e + r + l + d → /ɜrld/

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curled, hurled, whirled

a + r + l + d → /ɑrld/

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snarled, gnarled

Short e + r + l + z → /ɜrlz/

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curls, hurls, whirls

a + r + l + z → /ɑrlz/

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snarls, gnarls

Sentence Drills

Example

Burned cords marked paths across the farms.

Armed guards marched past parked trucks.

Warm herbs cured burned hands after the accident with torched woods.

Curved forms served strange purposes in the art class.

Starved birds searched frozen fields beside the burned barns.

Burned scarves and curved cords covered the frozen carts.

Forged parts and merged boards filled the room.

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