R-Controlled Vowels - er, ir, ur

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What is an r-controlled vowel?

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An r-controlled vowel is a vowel that is followed by the letter 'r', which changes the way the vowel is pronounced.

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Give an example of a word with the 'er' r-controlled vowel.

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Herd

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Give an example of a word with the 'ir' r-controlled vowel.

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Bird

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Give an example of a word with the 'ur' r-controlled vowel.

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Burn

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What sound does 'er' make in words?

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The 'er' sound is pronounced like 'ur' in 'her'.

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What sound does 'ir' make in words?

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The 'ir' sound is pronounced like 'ear' in 'bird'.

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What sound does 'ur' make in words?

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The 'ur' sound is pronounced like 'er' in 'fur'.

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Fill in the blank: The word 'dirt' contains which r-controlled vowel?

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ir

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Fill in the blank: The word 'herd' contains which r-controlled vowel?

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er

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Fill in the blank: The word 'burn' contains which r-controlled vowel?

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ur