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Within Word Pattern: Sort 27 (IR, IRE, IER). drier. girl. fire. pliers. first. whirl. wire. flier. fir. swirl. tire. dirt. third. crier. hire. bird. thirst. chirp. birth. skirt. shirt. fur. their. twirl.
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Within Word Pattern: Sort 27 (IR, IRE, IER) drier girl fire pliers first whirl wire flier fir swirl tire dirt third crier hire bird thirst chirp birth skirt shirt fur their twirl
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) drier girl fire pliers first whirl wire flier fir swirl tire dirt third crier hire bird thirst chirp birth skirt shirt fur their twirl