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	9	9	sw
CURVE	5	1	s
EARLY	13	13	n
FIRM	11	8	nw
GERM	13	13	ne
HURL	7	9	n
LEARN	1	1	s
NERVE	13	13	w
PEARL	13	13	n
PEER	10	2	s
PIER	10	2	se
REAR	7	7	w
SMEAR	11	11	se
SQUIRM	8	8	nw
SQUIRT	11	11	n
STEER	11	11	sw
STERN	11	11	w
STIR	10	6	e
TERM	6	10	e
THIRST	8	8	ne
WORLD	5	9	sw
WORSE	5	9	s
WORTH	7	7	ne
YEAR	13	9	n