"R controlled vowels are used in everyday living and conversation.When a vowel is followed by an r, it makes a special sound. These are called r-controlled vowels, or r-colored vowels. These phonemes are as follows:/ar/ sound as in car, guitar, Arthur /?r/ sound as in care, bear, mare, scare, aquarium /?r/ sound as in pier /ir/ sound as in turnip, spider, certificate, and beaver /or/ sound as in
. manor, observatory, author, brought, and orchard /er/ sound as in butter, cutter, and mother Usually, /ar/ always sounds like the ar in car, and /or/ always sounds like the or in for. The ir, er, and ur, sound the same as in bird, her, and fur. These all make a /?r/ sound."
