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Try LingUp Now!Start with the 's' sound by placing your tongue behind your teeth and forcing air out.
Move to the 'p' sound by closing your lips and quickly opening them.
End with the 'ɜr' sound by dropping your jaw slightly and rounding your lips.
'sp-er' instead of 'spur'
's-per' with an extra vowel between 's' and 'p'
Replacing 'ɜr' with 'ər' or 'or'
Start with the 's' sound by placing your tongue behind your teeth and forcing air out.
Move to the 'p' sound by closing your lips and quickly opening them.
Finish with the long 'ɜː' sound by slightly lowering the jaw and keeping lips in a neutral position.
same as American
Because it blends the consonant and vowel sounds smoothly, creating a single syllable.
The 'ɜr' sound is more pronounced, with a slight rolling of 'r' in American English.
Both use similar mouth positions, with only slight differences in vowel sound length.
A stimulus or motivation to do something.
/spɜrd/
Motivated or encouraged
/ˈspɜrɪŋ/
Encouraging or prompting action
/ˌspɜr əv ðə ˈmoʊmənt/
Done without planning
- The latter has an added 'd' sound at the end.
- The latter has an extra syllable and a slightly longer vowel sound.
- The latter is longer with added syllables.
Practice by listening to native speakers and imitating their accent and stress patterns.
Practice the 'ɜr' sound by saying words like 'bird' or 'herd' to get comfortable.
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