Consonant Sound
Voiced r = /ər/
Sound-Spelling Pattern
Consonant Clusters
| Beginning of Word | End of Word | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| br- | -rb | verb | |
| chr- | Christmas | -rch | church |
| cr- | |||
| dr- | drive drove driven dream dreamt |
-rd | word |
| fr- | -rf | surf | |
| gr- | grow grew grown |
-rg | burg |
| -rl | girl | ||
| -rm | term | ||
| -rn | burn | ||
| phr- | phrase | ||
| pr- | pretty | -rp | slurp |
| scr- | scrape | ||
| shr- | -rsh | harsh | |
| spr- | spread | ||
| str- | stripe | ||
| tr- | tree | -rt | skirt |
| thr- | throw threw thrown |
-rth | earth |
| wr- | wrinkle |