The phrase "were the fence" is spelled in English as /wər/ /ðə/ /fɛns/. It contains three words: "were," which is the past tense of the verb "to be," pronounced /wər/; "the," which is pronounced /ðə/ and is used to indicate a specific noun, in this case "fence;" and "fence," which is the noun referring to a boundary or barrier, pronounced /fɛns/. Overall, the spelling of "were the fence" accurately represents the pronunciation of each individual word.