Judy April 18, 2022 at 12:39 pm Differentiating between “we as in first” and “r as in run” is crucial. Thank you!! Reply ↓
alison Post authorNovember 21, 2022 at 12:43 pm I put them here: https://www.spelfabet.com.au/spelling-lists/sorted-by-sound/unstressed-vowel/ar-as-in-dollar. I encourage kids to say unstressed vowels the way they are spelt, so the last syllable in these would be pronounced /ar/ as in ‘car’ (my accent is not rhotic). Reply ↓
Differentiating between “we as in first” and “r as in run” is crucial. Thank you!!
Hi Alison,
Can I ask where polar, solar, dollar fit? 🙂
I put them here: https://www.spelfabet.com.au/spelling-lists/sorted-by-sound/unstressed-vowel/ar-as-in-dollar. I encourage kids to say unstressed vowels the way they are spelt, so the last syllable in these would be pronounced /ar/ as in ‘car’ (my accent is not rhotic).