The syllable 'dər'

/dər/

Sound	Tongue	Lips	Jaw	Teeth	Air	Vocal Chords
/d/	The tongue comes up. The front part touches the roof of the mouth behind the top teeth. Then it pulls down to release the air.			The teeth are together. Then they separate.	First, the air stops. Then it flows.	The vocal cords vibrate.
/ə/	The tongue remains forward and relaxed.	The lips relax.	The jaw drops.			The vocal cords vibrate.
/r/	The tongue forms an arch near the roof of the mouth. It does not touch any part of the mouth.				The air flows through a narrow space in your mouth.	The vocal cords vibrate.

herder /ˈ h ɜ r d ə r/ /ˈhɛr-dər/	Pronounced by Kendra
attainder /ə ˈ t e ɪ n d ə r/ /ə-ˈteɪn-dər/	Pronounced by Joanna
modern /ˈ m ɑ d ə r n/	Pronounced by Kimberly
under /ˈ ʌ n d ə r/	Pronounced by Salli
underwriting /ˈ ʌ n d ə r ˈ r a ɪ t ɪ ŋ/	Pronounced by Joanna
sowder /ˈ s o ʊ d ə r/	Pronounced by Matthew
vollenweider /ˈ v ɑ l ɪ n w a ɪ d ə r/	Pronounced by Joey
leaders /ˈ l i d ə r z/	Pronounced by Matthew
murder /ˈ m ɜ r d ə r/	Pronounced by Matthew
embroidery /ɛ m ˈ b r ɔ ɪ d ə r ɪ/	Pronounced by Justin