Welcome to the practice page for vocalic /ɹ/ (as in ‘Nurse’) in General American English (GenAm).
| -er | -ar | -ire | -air | -ear | -or |
| Were | Start | Fire | Air | Fear | Born |
| First | Far | Tire | Where | Year | Short |
| Nurse | Car | Flyer | Square | Hero | For |
| Learn | Dark | Ireland | Care | Near | More |
| Turn | Yard | Hire | Fair | Cheer | Sport |
| /ɹ/ Phrases- Repeated Occurrence |
| Never hurt | Short year | Dinner corn | First born | Cherry farm |
| Hearing cheer | Air tire | Dare care | Ireland souvenir | Garlic butter |
| Weird sport | Store cashier | Turn here | North shore | Carried gear |
| Admire choir | Morning storm | Start car | More cereal | Iron fire |
| Were married | Near pier | Yard dirt | Four marathons | Hurt arm |
| /ɹ/ Phrases- Single Occurrence |
| Air tight | Dare you | My hero | Just born | White board |
| Go where | Not fair | Near this | Short goal | Play sport |
| Just married | No fear | Boat pier | Tore up | Corn cob |
| Square dance | This year | My hearing | For him | This morning |
| Share toys | Heard you | Cheer on | No more | Go north |
| /ɹ/ Sentences- Repeated Occurrence |
| The professor said to turn it in Saturday | I think it’s fair if you care to share |
| Pour the water over the plans in the garden | This is their third year of marriage |
| My favorite sport is soccer | Be sure to turn here before you miss the house |
| Put garlic butter over the asparagus | The seals are near pier thirty nine |
| The dark cherries are flavorful | It was chilly after the morning storm |
| /ɹ/ Sentences- Single Occurrence |
| Dinner is exactly at 7:15 | The big storm happened on Tuesday |
| I want to see the Pyramids in Egypt | She will be a big star |
| The dog walker is going to be late | My mom loves to cook with garlic |
| Joe will be four in July | The cherry cake is the best |
| The orange glaze is delicious | Sometimes I eat cereal at night |
