Phonetics: Letter Combinations ‘ire’, ‘ier’, ‘iar’
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; … Read more