Unit 12: Spelling the sound /air/: air, are or ear?
| Click here to hear the sound /air/ |
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There are 3 main ways of spelling this vowel sound. There are no rules to help you decide which spelling to use but, as you can see below, the most common is are. |
Say the words aloud and listen to the vowel sound:
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| air as in hair | are as in square | ear as in bear |
Read the words below. The lists contain many homophones, marked *,
for example:
| pair - two pare - to peel pear - the fruit |
A pair of shoes. Pare the apple A pear tree |
All the homophones below are covered in detail on the next page.
| air | are | ear | |
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fair * lair pair * chair flair * stair * hair* |
bare
* dare hare * pare * rare flare * scare snare stare * |
care fare * mare ware * blare glare share spare |
bear * pear * swear tear wear * |
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