Please note: some r-controlled vowel sound generalisations may vary based on accent/dialect. Wordabase has been formed from the perspective of an Australian accent.
R-Controlled AIR at a glance:
- Words with ar sound include parent, scary, vary
- Words with are sound include bare, care, share
- Words with air sound include hairy, chair, stair
- Words with ere sound include there, where
- Words with ear sound include bear, pear, wear
Spelling Frequencies:
- ar – 31%
- are – 25%
- air – 23%
- ere – 15%
- ear – 6%
Rare Spelling Patterns:
- aer (aerate)
- aire (millionaire)
- eir (their)
Common Spelling Generalisations or Patterns:
- ar is typically used in the middle of words e.g. dictionary, January, scarce
- are is typically used at the end of words e.g. care, square
- air is found at the beginning, middle or end of words e.g. air, hairy, fair
- ere is typically used at end of a word e.g. there, where
- ear is typically used at end of a word e.g. bear, swear, pear