oor—poor, moor
ure—cure, endure
ur—during, security, curious
our—tour, dour
Words, phrases and sentences :
/iə/ /eə/ /uə/
peer /piə/ pear /peə/ poor /puə/
tear /tiə/ tear /teə/ tour /tuə/
mere /miə/ mare /meə/ moor /muə/
sheer /∫iə/ share /∫eə/ sure /∫uə/
tour the moor tour Europe a casual tourist
fewer and fewer cruel to the poor
I’m sure he is very cruel.
Are you sure the poor steward is insured?
The poor man found a curious jewel when he collected manure.
The doctor wasn’t sure that he could cure the poor tourist.
Fewer tourists visit the rural areas.
The tourist toured the moor in February.