R Colored Vowel Sound, aɪr, as in fire American English Pronunciation

The, aɪr, vowel is different from other rcolored vowels in American English. First, it consists of three sounds merged together so it may be harder to pronounce. Second, the spelling for this vowel seems simple, but if you consider nouns made from verbs ending with the, aɪ, sound, it gets complicated: flyer, liar and In this video, you ll learn how to make the, aɪr, sound correctly and find out how to avoid typical pronunciation mistakes. There s a pronunciation exercise recorded by a professional speech therapist to help you practice this sound in most commonly used words. Quick Links: Recap from the Rcolored vowels overview: 00:32 How to make the, aɪr, sound: 01:16 Typical pronunciation mistakes: 03:19 Pronunciation exercise: 04:55 Spelling for the, aɪr, sound: 08:46