beer, bear, bare, beard, bird...

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What a confusing set of words! Let's look at them in more detail:

Note: In my South-East UK accent, I don't pronounce the letter R unless there is a vowel sound after it.

BEER /bɪə/ 


BEAR /beə/


BARE /beə/


BEARD /bɪəd/

same spelling + same sound = can't think of any!


BIRD /bɜːd/


So now you know how to say: