The sound [  r ]

	INITIAL	MEDIAL	FINAL
	Ear	pierce	dear
	Era	inferior	near
	eery	zero	beer
	earring	Vera	steer
	bacteria	fear
	beard	sphere
	coherent	jeer
	fierce	engineer

	Oh, dear aunt Vera’s here		What eery earrings!
	His beard looks fierce!		As an engineer he’s a zero!
	Don’t jeer, cheer!		Vera has bacteria in her ear.
		Steer clear of wild women and beer.