SQUARE
/ɛː/
Tips
Ensure that you don’t allow your tongue to drop back during falling intonation. Tip: Don’t forget to smile!
Tongue. Held at /ɛː/, with no change from start to finish.
Lips. Stretched from start to finish.
Examples
hair
care
there
share
Watch for
- Make it long, not a short "э": say hair /hɛː/, not /xɛ/.
- No R: say care /kɛː/, not /kɛr/.
- Don't confuse it with NURSE: fair /fɛː/ vs fur /fɜː/.