ur and ir sounds

BURNT
CURVE
EARLY
FIRM
GERM
HURL
LEARN
NERVE
PEARL
PEER
PIER
REAR
SMEAR
SQUIRM
SQUIRT
STEER
STERN
STIR
TERM
THIRST
WORLD
WORSE
WORTH
YEAR

When you hear the (ur) sounds, think of the patterns er, ir, ur, ear, and or. When you hear the (ir) sounds, think of the patterns eer, and ear.

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Word	X	Y	Direction
BURNT	11	9	se
CURVE	11	9	e
EARLY	9	13	w
FIRM	11	8	se
GERM	11	14	ne
HURL	7	9	s
LEARN	6	13	nw
NERVE	9	13	n
PEARL	9	13	nw
PEER	10	14	e
PIER	2	2	se
REAR	7	7	sw
SMEAR	11	11	sw
SQUIRM	8	8	nw
SQUIRT	11	11	n
STEER	11	11	s
STERN	11	11	se
STIR	8	6	n
TERM	8	5	ne
THIRST	8	8	n
WORLD	7	5	w
WORSE	7	5	nw
WORTH	7	7	s
YEAR	5	13	w