Within Word Pattern: Sort 27 (IR, IRE, IER)

dirtfliertire

birth

whirl

thirsthire

swirl

skirt

wire

bird

first

girl

twirl

fire

their

drier

crier

shirt

pliersfir

third

chirp

fur

ir is another example of a vowel being influenced by

the letter r. Notice that the final silent e is not

easily “bossed around” by r and sometimes stands

in for y when endings are added.

Within Word Pattern: Sort 27 (IR, IRE, IER)

dirtfliertire

birth

whirl

thirsthire

swirl

skirt

wire

bird

first

girl

twirl

fire

their

drier

crier

shirt

pliersfir

third

chirp

fur