The UR Sound - Bossy R Song and Practice | ABC Phonics Song with Sounds for Children

This animated phonics song helps children learn about the r-controlled vowel sound UR in English. Bossy R can make vowels sound different! Fun characters teach kids two words at a time with the UR sound. Kids will love singing along and watching the action after each group of two words. As they do, they’ll practice making the UR sound. Developed with speech therapists to form each letter sound correctly. Extra practice reading words with the letter combination UR follows the song.

For more phonics videos:

Phonics Part 1 (short vowels, consonants, consonant-vowel-consonant words)

Phonics Part 2 (consonant blends, digraphs, silent e, story practice)

Phonics Part 3 (long vowels, r-controlled vowels, story practice)

Phonics Part 4 (diphthongs, schwa sound, ending sounds)

UR Bossy R Song lyrics:

Bossy R can change the way a vowel sounds.
The letters u and r together can make the sound "UR" "UR" "UR"
It almost sounds like growling! Errrrrrrr!

ur - turkey
turkey - ur
ur - purse
purse - ur
ur - ur

ur - hurt
hurt - ur
ur - nurse
nurse - ur
ur - ur

ur - surfer
surfer - ur
ur - turtle
turtle - ur
ur - ur

ur - lemur
lemur - ur
ur - burp
burp - ur
ur - ur

ur - burger
burger - ur
ur - yogurt
yogurt - ur
ur - ur

Great job! Now, see if you can read these words before me, or along with me.
In these words, the letters u and r together make the "ur" sound!

fur

burn
curb

curl
purr
occur

curve
burst
hurry

slurp
blurt
return

sturdy
curfew