Decoding exercises: "irr"

The letter I in the sequence "irr" normally sounds /ɪ/ in Received Pronunciation (as in mirror), and in derived words it sounds /ɜː/ (as in stirring).

In General American /ɪər/ often sounds /ɪr/. See IPA phoneme /ɪə/.

Common words

 * As /ɪ/: mirror
 * As /ɪ/ /ɜː/: squirrel

Less common words

 * As /ɪ/: cirrus, irradiate, irrational, irrefutable, irregular, irrelevant, irresistible, irreverent, irrigate, irritate, irrupt
 * As /ɜ/: stirred, stirring
 * As /ə/: cirrhosis