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Practice r-controlled words with silent e.

9 sound cards

/ɛr/ ARE (/ɛr/) R-controlled + silent e pattern making /ɛr/, as in care and share.

/ɑr/ ARE exception (/ɑr/) Rule-breaker: are does not follow the long-A + r pattern.

/aɪr/ IRE (/aɪr/) R-controlled + silent e pattern making /aɪr/, as in fire and wire.

/jʊr/ URE (/jʊr/) R-controlled + silent e pattern often pronounced /jʊr/, as in cure and pure.

/ʃʊr/ URE exception (/ʃʊr/) Rule-breaker: sure does not follow the usual ure pattern.

/ɪr/ ERE (/ɪr/) R-controlled + silent e pattern as in here.

/ɛr/ ERE exception (/ɛr/) Rule-breaker: there sounds more like care/share.

/ɝ/ ERE exception (/ɝ/) Rule-breaker: were sounds like her.

/ɔr/ ORE (/ɔr/) O + R + silent e usually keeps the /ɔr/ sound.