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Minimal Pairs – /ɪə/ and /ʊə/

/ɪə/ as in "peer"   ·   /ʊə/ as in "poor"

Listen to the two examples:

/ɪə/   peer     /ʊə/   poor
Question 1 of 12
Listen to the word. Which word do you hear?
Minimal pairs listening discrimination – British English vowel contrast
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