Our next diphthong is / eə /. Just on its own, this is already two words: ‘air’ and ‘heir’.
It is also found in words such as:
Hair / heə /
Where /weə /
Stare /steə /
Stair /steə /
Square / skweə /
As the symbol suggests, you make this vowel by first saying /e/ and then sliding into / ə /.
How easy or difficult is it for you to make the sound / eə /? Don’t hesitate to let me know!
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