Exception 1
English words never end in these letters.
What is a /v/ and a /j/?
When adjacent vowels blend into a murmured diphthong, what rule "rules"?
Phonetic Skill 4 "hear, stair, deer"
Name all five r-controlled vowels
What are -ar -or -er -ir -ur
When the vowel a follows w in a word, what sound does it make?
A short /o/ as in want and wander.
Sometimes, ar and er sound like this in a word
What is /air/ (parent and berry)
These two letter combinations following an r-controlled vowel will still form a Bridge.
What is "ce" and "ge"?
365 days
What is year.
What happens to a r-controlled vowel when the adjacent vowel combination comes before r and another consonant?
The r changes the r-controlled vowel to an /er/ sound. (learn, heard)
When -ar follows w in a word, the r-controlled vowel sounds like this.
What is /or/? warm and dwarf
In a few words er can sound like this
What is /ear/ (zero and hero)
When this letter follows directly after an r-controlled vowel, it rules!
What is a silent e? fir/fire her/here
This word has many meanings like: without cheating, light or blond, impartial or just, or a beautiful woman
What is fair
What happens to an r-controlled vowel when the adjacent vowel combination comes before r and another consonant?
The r changes the r-controlled vowel to an /er/ sound. learn, heard
When -or follows w in a word, the r-controlled vowel sounds like this.
What is /er/? Worm and world.
Most words that end in the sound /air-y/ are spelled with
What is -ary (library)
This r-controlled exception word means to spend money freely or extravagantly
What is splurge.
People often do this when they sleep.
What is snore
The marking for when the adjacent vowels combination ea comes before r and another consonant
What is mark the a silent and put an arc under ear.
This sound is made if the letter a follows a qu /kw/ or squ /skw/.
What is a short /o/. Quad and squat
Sometimes words that end in -ery are pronounced this way
What is /er-y/ as in gallery
This will not change the sound of an r-controlled vowel if there is a consonant between the r-controlled vowel and it.
What is a silent /e/?
How does Phonetic Skill #4 affect an r-controlled vowel?
If the adjacent vowels blend into an r-controlled vowel, phonetic skill #4 will rule.
This exception to an r-controlled vowel word is used in the Standard Works and is worth a great price.
What is 'pearl'
This r-controlled exception word means to waste something, especially money or time in a reckless and foolish manner
What is squander
If the end of words ending -ary or -ery sound like /air-y/ this is how you mark them
What is mark the r-controlled vowel and the y, put a little air above the r-controlled vowel and put a long e above the y.