Most of the time, R controlled vowels AIR and ARE make the same sound – but they are not spelled the same. Play tic-tac-toe by reading the R controlled words. Draw an O on the words with AIR and draw an X on the words with ARE. Which one wins?

Most of the time, R controlled vowels AIR and ARE make the same sound – but they are not spelled the same. Play tic-tac-toe by reading the R controlled words. Draw an O on the words with AIR and draw an X on the words with ARE. Which one wins?
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