Spelling Generalisations for R-Controlled Vowels - Spelling Cheat Sheets & Reference Pages

Are you teaching r-controlled vowels? These spelling generalisation cheat sheets provide an overview of common spelling patterns for r-controlled vowel phonemes.Each page contains:

• Spelling patterns and generalisations
• Spelling frequencies for common r-controlled vowel spellings
• Rare spelling alternatives
• Word examples for each grapheme choice in the beginning, middle and final position of words

Reference pages are included for:

• R-Controlled Vowel ER
• R-Controlled Vowel OR
• R-Controlled Vowel AR
• R-Controlled Vowel EER
• R-Controlled Vowel AIR

Also included:

• Black and white versions
• Title page

PLEASE NOTE:
These generalisations may vary based on accent/dialect (this document has been formed from the perspective of an Australian accent). Some examples of where there may be some variations:

• /eer/ is considered to be an r-controlled vowel phoneme in Australia. However, in other parts of the world, it is segmented as ee-r.
• In Australia, /or/ and /aw/ make the same r-controlled vowel sound. However, in other parts of the world, they are considered to be two different phonemes
  • or/ as in for & more
  • /aw/ as in paw and ball
• o’ is not included as a spelling option for /aw/ as this doesn’t apply with an Australian accent. In other parts of the world, ‘o’ may be included as a spelling alternative for /aw/. In those cases, it is used 14% of the time in words like ‘lost’.

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