Letter combination ‘ire’The letter combination ‘ire’ is pronounced [aɪə]. (Note the distinction between [aɪə] and [eə])fire [ˈfaɪə] n. fire; v. ignite; dismisshire [ˈhaɪə] v. rent; employ; n. rental; renttire [ˈtaɪə] v. (to) tiredesire [dɪˈzaɪə(r)] v. desire; expect; n. desire; wishinspire [ɪnˈspaɪə(r)] v. inspire; motivateadmire [ədˈmaɪə(r)] v. admire; praiseacquire [əˈkwaɪə(r)] v. acquire; obtainenquire [ɪnˈkwaɪə(r)] v. inquire; askrequire [rɪˈkwaɪə(r)] v. require; demandLetter combination ‘ier’The letter combination ‘ier’ is pronounced [ɪə].fierce [fɪəs] adj. fierce; intensepierce [pɪəs] v. pierce; penetratebarrier [ˈbærɪə] n. barrier; obstaclepremier [ˈpremiə] adj. primary; n. prime ministercashier [kæˈʃɪə] n. cashier; treasurerException: soldier [ˈsəʊldʒə] n. soldier; military personnelLetter combination ‘iar’The letter combination ‘iar’ is pronounced [iə], [aɪə].familiar [fəˈmɪliə] adj. familiar; commonliar [ˈlaɪə(r)] n. liardiary [ˈdaɪəri] n. diary; journal