RControlled

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R-Controlled Syllable

• This syllable contains a single vowel followed
  by an r
• ar er ir or ur
• The vowel is neither long nor short, it is
  controlled by the r
• car pet hor net
• r c r c
• re sort mar ble
• o r r cle

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car /ar/
ar
beggar /er/
warn /or/
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horn /or/
or
doctor /er/
worm /or/
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her /er/ bird /er/
or
er
burn /er/
ir
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R-Controlled Exceptions

• The double r changes the preceding vowel to a
  short sound.
• car carry
• ar /ar/ ar /ar/
• Examples
• berry merry marry burro
• Mark an r-controlled exception with a breve
  over the short vowel and underline the double r.
• burro berry marry

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OTHER R-CONTROLLED EXCEPTIONS

• Para is a prefix. It can be added to the
  beginning of a root word. It is pronounced
• /par ?/
• Open syllable exceptions
• arise /? riz/
• In words with ar, then another vowel, sometimes
  the a is short.
• arid /a rid/

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More R-Controlled Exceptions

• or and ar in a final, unstressed syllable say
  /?r/
• Example tractor dollar
• inspector circular
• ard lizard / ?r/ in an unstressed syllable
• Example lizard blizzard
• ward suffix says /w?rd/
• war wart /wor/
• wor worm /w?r/