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