Confusing Pronunciation: Hear, Heard

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Rachel's English


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The other day one of my students  pronounced this word, hear,  and this word, heard.
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Makes sense. Present tense here, add a D sound and it becomes heard.
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But no. This is an irregular verb. This  is pronounced: hear. But this is pronounced: heard.
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[ɪəɹ]. [ɜɹ]. We change the vowel  diphthong sound in the middle of the word.
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Hear. I hear you got a new job.
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Heard. I heard you like it a lot more than your old job.
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