R-controlled vowels —er, ir, and ur— have the same sound, but don't have any tight rules for when to use which one. To help kids initially, we provide them with word lists and fun ways to memorise as many words as possible effortlessly. Mr Peanut will help you with all the bossy-R vowels. Stay tuned for the complete video. Don't teach spelling to kids, tell them spelling stories!🧞‍♂️ 📘📘 In the books, Spelling Stories with Mr Peanut, Parts 1 & 2, spelling rules are presented in a story format,

R-controlled vowels (also called Bossy R vowels) are vowels that change their sound when followed by the letter R. When R comes after a vowel, it controls the vowel and makes a new sound that is neither the short sound nor the long sound. ⸻ ✅ The 5 R-controlled vowels 1. AR → /ar/ as in car, star, farm 2. ER → /ər/ as in her, fern, water 3. IR → /ər/ as in bird, shirt, girl 4. OR → /or/ as in fork, corn, storm 5. UR → /ər/ as in fur, nurse, turn ⸻ ✅ Why are they called “Bossy R”? Because the R c