A: Nurse!
B: Nurse! I’m thirsty!
A: Nurse! My head hurts!
B: Nurse Sherman always wears such dirty shirts.
A: He never arrives at work early.
B: He and …er… Nurse Turner weren’t at work on Thursday, were they?
A: No, they weren’t.
B: Nurse Sherman is the worst nurse in the ward, isn’t he, Sir Herbert?
A: No, he isn’t, Colonel Burton. He’s the worst nurse in the world!
Unit 22 Sounds /eә/ /iә/
Spelling
| /eә/ | /iә/ |
| Air – chair, air. Are – care Ary – Mary Less common Ear – pear Exceptions: Ere– where, there Eir- their, heir | Eer– beer Ere– here Ear– dear Less common: Ier– fierce Eir – weird Ea – idea, real |