Review Of Short Vowels Page 14
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34SVUSD – Grade 2
Lesson 13
R Influenced e
Generalization:
The presence of an r following a vowel robs the sound from the vowel before it. When e
precedes r, the r usually says its letter sound with the e being silent as in the word her.
When long vowels or vowel teams precede r, they are not as clear either as in hear and
near. Some long vowel words that are r-controlled are pronounced alike but are spelled
differently and have different meanings, such as dear/deer. There are called
homophones. Some long vowel words that are r-controlled have the same spelling but
different sounds such are tear/tear. They are called homographs.
/er/
/ear/
/ear/
/er/
spelled -er-
spelled -ear
spelled -eer
spelled -ear
her
fertile
ear
jeer
tear
fern
certain
dear
deer
bear
jerk
vertical
fear
peer
wear
germ
swerve
gear
steer
swear
herb
perfect
hear
sneer
verb
reserve
near
queer
over
preserve
rear
sheer
ever
perhaps
tear
career
never
sherbet
year
after
understand
clear
order
Vermont
spear
other
Mt. Vernon
beard
better
appear
winter
answer
center
longer
father
number
another
either
stern
person
perch
nerve
serve
verse
Homophone of the Week: pale/pail
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