CURE
/ʊə/
Tips
No R at the end: say sure /ʃɔː/ (or /ʃʊə/), not /ʃur/.
Examples
cure
pure
tour
secure
Watch for
- No R at the end: say sure /ʃɔː/ (or /ʃʊə/), not /ʃur/.
- Don’t read it as spelt: tour commonly has /tɔː/; /tʊə/ is also accepted. Avoid /tur/.
- Keep /j/ in pure /pjʊə/ and cure /kjʊə/. This course retains /ʊə/ in these words; some speakers use /ɔː/.