Unit 8: Here and there /ɪə/ and /eə/

A. How to make the sound /ɪə/

ɪə/ is a long sound. It moves from /ɪ/ to /ə/. Look at the
diagram. Listen and say the sound. Target sound: /ɪə/

B. Sound and spelling

/ɪə/ is spelled in different ways. Listen and repeat.

• real: /rɪəl/
• ear: /ɪə/
• beard: /bɪəd/
• clear: /klɪə/
• hear: /hɪə/
• nearly: /ˈnɪəli/
• year: /jɪə/
• beer: /bɪə/
• cheers: /tʃɪəz/
• here: /hɪə/
• we’re: /wɪə/

Listen and say these sentences.

1. We’re here! /wɪə hɪə/
2. Have a beer – cheers!/hæv ə bɪə – tʃɪəz/
3. Is therea bank near here? /ɪz ðeər ə bæŋk nɪə hɪə/
4. The meaning isn’t really clear. /ðə ˈmiːnɪŋ ˈɪznt ˈrɪəli klɪə/

C. How to make the sound /eə/

/eə/ is a long sound. It moves from /e/ to /ə/. Look at the
diagram. Listen and say the sound. Target sound: /eə/

D. Sound and spelling

/eə/ is spelled in different ways. Listen and repeat.

• care: /keə/
• square: /skweə/
• air: /eə/
• chair: /tʃeə/
• fair: /feə/
• hair: /heə/
• stair: /steə/
• wear: /weə/
• where: /weə/
• aeroplane: /ˈeərəpleɪn/

Listen and say these phrases and sentences.

1. Where? /weə/
2. Up there, in the air, of course! /ʌp ðeə | ɪn ðɪ eə | əv kɔːs/