{"id":4337,"date":"2021-04-05T20:19:15","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T03:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/english-speaking\/?p=4337"},"modified":"2021-05-02T20:12:29","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T03:12:29","slug":"r-controlled-vowels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/english-speaking\/r-controlled-vowels\/","title":{"rendered":"R-Controlled Vowels"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>What are Vowel Sounds?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">English uses a combination of different letters to make 15 vowel sounds. We usually divide these into three categories: long vowels, short vowels and other vowels. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0However, there&#8217;s another set you need to know!\u00a0 Yes, some of the trickiest vowels sounds to pronounce are <em>r<\/em>-controlled vowels since the pronunciation of the vowel is affected by the <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/english-speaking\/the-rhotic-r-american-r\/\">rhotic r in American English<\/a>.\u00a0 To find out how these same combinations are pronounced in <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/english-speaking\/learn-how-to-speak-with-a-british-accent\/\">British English<\/a>, check out these articles:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1-zGQpQc6qAuBbxw4kxE78yjrp7GRyqAqGD7RkhFzusE\/edit?usp=sharing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\/e\u0259\/ (Bear, Square, Mare)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (British English)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/15rM2y3QTAagsZ4WKAS3t5ezEE5Jo54VrUvzFHOrLf84\/edit?usp=sharing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\/\u026a\u0259\/ (Ear\/Here\/Near)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (British English)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What are <em>r<\/em>-controlled vowels?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/english-speaking\/tips-for-learning-the-american-accent\/\">American English<\/a>, there are 4 additional sounds that can be created if the letter <em>r<\/em> follows a vowel sound. In fact, because the r affects the vowel sound, we sometimes refer to this as the \u201cbossy <em>r<\/em>\u201d. Keep in mind that American English is very different from British English in this respect.<\/span><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4337-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/english-speaking\/files\/r-control-vowels-.m4a?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/english-speaking\/files\/r-control-vowels-.m4a\">https:\/\/magoosh.com\/english-speaking\/files\/r-control-vowels-.m4a<\/a><\/audio>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8216;schwa+r&#8217; \/\u025a\/\u00a0 <\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ex. stir<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8216;ar sound&#8217; \/\u0251r\/ <\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ex. car<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8216;or sound&#8217; \/\u0254r\/ <\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ex. fork<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8216;air sound&#8217; \/\u025br\/<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ex. stair<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Practice with <em>R<\/em>-controlled vowels in context:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Read the following sentences out loud<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After dinner we\u2019re going to the fort.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are many birds at the farm.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The cat will start to purr at the bird.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Her little girl fell from the bar at the park.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I will start making the tarts for the party.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Carl will hurl the ball on the turf.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Need help?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To learn more about English pronunciation and practice it in conversation, <a href=\"https:\/\/speaking.magoosh.com\/\">join SpeakUp<\/a>, a dynamic program that engages you in authentic conversations on relevant topics and provides you with feedback from a professional and experienced English teacher.\u00a0 In fact, the first week is free for you to try it out!\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What are Vowel Sounds?\u00a0 English uses a combination of different letters to make 15 vowel sounds. 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