R-controlled Vowels > How to pronounce ‘air’ /ɛr/ > Common ‘air’ /ɛr/ spellings > Practice pronouncing ‘air’ /ɛr/
Common 'air' /ɛr/ spellings
1. air
a. chair /ʧɛr/
b. pair /pɛr/
c. stair /stɛr/
2. are
a. dare /dɛr/
b. rare /rɛr/
c. scare /scɛr/
'air sound' non-phonetic words
Non-phonetic words are not pronounced according to their spelling. Their pronunciations should be memorized.
1. there, their, they're
2. where
3. stereo
4. terrible