This document presents a phonetic lesson on the /ɪə/ sound in English. It contains an introduction to the sound, how it is spelled and examples of words containing it. It also compares the pronunciation of some words between British English and American English, where the /ɪə/ sound is pronounced as /ɪ/ or /ɪ:/. The document includes a list of words containing the /ɪə/ sound with their Vietnamese meanings for reference.

1. WELCOME TO OUR PRESENTATION
Members: Ho Van Ket
Dao Thi Ngan
Nguyen Thi Hien
Mai Thi Hoai Thanh
Nguyen Hoang My Hanh
Instructor: Phan Quang Bao

2. PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY

3. CONTENTS:
1. Introduction
2. How the /iə/ sound is spelled
3. The difference between
British English and American
English
4. Game

4. The /ɪə/ Sound
ɪə
year
here
really
J ɪə
ɪəh
‘r ɪə l i:
Introduction:
A combination
of the vowels.

6. As you say the /ɪә/ sound your
mouth will start on the position
of the /ɪ/ sound and finish on the
position of the /ə/ sound.

7. Like we are smiling
/ɪ/ to a more
relaxed mouth
shape and at the
same time opening
our mouth a little
as we move to the
/ә/.

8. So you will find the /ɪə/ sound
spelled many different ways:

9. But it is often spelled with the letters
“e” or “e-a” , as in the words:
area /ˈeәriә/
clear /klɪә/
material /mәˈtɪәriәl/
here /hɪә/

10. Examples of the /ɪə/ Sound
Not many words start with the /ɪә/
sound:
ear /ɪә/

11. Here are some words with the /ɪә/ sound in the
middle:
real /rɪәl/
experience /ɪkˈspɪәriәns/
nearly /ˈnɪәli/
period /ˈpɪәriәd/

12. Here are some words with the /ɪә/ sound at
the end:
idea /aɪˈdɪә/
appear /әˈpɪә/
near /nɪә/
career /kәˈrɪә/

13. The difference between
British English and American English
The diphthong /ɪə/
Near
/ɪə/

14. /ɪə/ /ɪ/
Some words include vowels which are pronounced:

15. word British English
/ɪə/
American
English
/ɪ/
Vietnamese
meaning
Deer(n) /dɪə(r) /dɪr/ Con hươu
Gear(n) /ɡɪə(r)/ /ɡɪr/ Phụ tùng
Interior(n) /ɪnˈtɪəriə(r)/ /ɪnˈtɪriər/ Nội vụ
Atmosphere(n) /ˈætməsfɪə(r)/ /ˈætməsfɪr/ Không khí
Weird(a) /wɪəd/ /wɪrd/ Kì lạ

16. Some words include vowels which are pronounced:
/ɪə/
/ɪ/ /ɪ:/
/ɪ:ə/
,

17. word
British English
/ɪə/
American
English
/ɪ/ or /ɪ:/
or /ɪ:ə/
Vietnamese
meaning
theory /ˈθɪəri/ /ˈθɪri/
/ˈθiːəri/
Học thuyết
hero /ˈhɪərəʊ /ˈhɪroʊ/
/ˈhiːroʊ/
Người
anh hùng

19. Near
Fear
Beard
Weary
Appear
Leer
Cheer
Sneer
Era
Zero
Serious
Material
Superior
Criterion
Severe
Atmosphere
Theory
Weird
Answers: