Beginners Digital Montessori by Neelakshi Shukla on Instagram: "ER, IR, UR — Same Sound, Different Spellings Many early readers struggle with these combinations because they all make the same /er/ sound, yet the spelling varies. Here's a generalization teachers often overlook but can make reading and spelling much easier to grasp: ER typically appears at the end of a word or syllable Examples: teacher, her, diver, perfume IR is often used before the letters M, D, T, or TH Examples: bird, shirt,