The "er" sound
One sound that might be difficult to say in American English is the ‘er’ sound that you find in the sentence:
Her nurse turned her over.
Her nurse turned her over.
(Click to listen)
Before you listen
Look at the list of common hospital vocabulary. Which of the words has the sound ‘er’ in it?
Check (?) the box if you think it has an 'er' sound. (Later, you will listen to the words, so it's okay to guess here.)
alert
attitude
behavior
doctor
hazard
hazardous
heart
injury
identify
early
notify
nurse
prevent
focused
work
Listening
Open the Exercise and complete the activity "er sound listening."