Read r-controlled vowels
~8 min
In car, the ar makes a special sound. In bird, ir does too.
R-controlled vowel sounds
The bird is in the car.
When an r comes right after a vowel, they work together to make a new, special sound. This is called an r-controlled vowel.
💡 Think of the letter r as a bossy letter that changes the sound of the vowel before it.