R-Controlled Vowels
In English, we have vowels (A, E, I, O, U) and consonants (B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S T, V, W, X, Y, Z) . Sometimes, the letter r comes after a vowel r+vowel. This is called an r-controlled vowel. Those can be /ar/ as in farm, /er/ stern, /ur/ as in church, /or/ as in short, and /ir/ as in bird. Notice that /er/, /ur/ and /ir/ all sounds very similar. This is becuase they make the same sound. The difference is in the spelling of the word. Sort the words by their r-controlled vowels.