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Decoding exercises: "arV" and "arrV"
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The sequence /ærV/, where V is any vowel, can be spelled “ar" (as in charity) or “arr" (as in carry).
The sequence /ɑːrV/ is very uncommon. It can be spelled “ar" in foreign words (as in sari or safari) or “arr" in derived words (as in starry, derived from star, or barring, derived from the verb bar).
The following table shows the most common sounds of “arV" and “arrV.” Exceptions (such as /ə/) are shown in the examples.
“ar" | “arr" | |
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/ær/ | charity | carry |
/ɑːr/ | sari | starry |
/eər/ | hilarious | N/A |
Common words[edit | edit source]
- “ar"
- As /æ/: apparently, character, characteristic, comparison, guarantee
- As /eə/: area, parent, variable, variation, various
- -ing forms: caring, comparing, declaring, preparing, sharing, staring
- As /ə/: arise, around, salary, variety
- Silent “a": separate
- “arr"
- As /æ/: barrier, carry, embarrass, marriage, marry, narrative, narrow
- As /ə/: arrange, arrangement, arrest, arrival, arrive, narrate, narrator
Less common words[edit | edit source]
- “ar"
- As /æ/: apparent, characterize, parallel, paragraph, paranoid
- As /ɑː/: guitarist, safari, sari
- As /eə/: hilarious, precarious, variation
- As /ə/: preparation, summary
- “arr"
- As /æ/: arrogant, arrow, barrier, barrio,BrE carrot, narrow, parrot, sparrow
- As /ɑː/: barring, barrio,AmE scarring, starring, starry
- As /ɒ/BrE, /ɔː/AmE: quarrel, warrant, warrior
- As /ə/: arrival, arrhythmia, diarrhea
Proper nouns[edit | edit source]
- “ar"
- As /æ/: Arizona, Carol, Carolina, Carolyn, Gary, Harold, Karen, Paraguay, Sharon
- As /eə/: Bulgaria, Mary, Sarah
- As /ə/: Hungary, Maria, Marie, Nicaragua
- As /ə/ or silent “a": Barbara, Margaret
- “arr"
- As /æ/: Barry, Harry, Larry
Minimal pairs[edit | edit source]
- /eə/ vs /æ/: Mary - marry;
- /eə/ vs /ɑː/: sparing - sparring; staring - starring;
Variant pronunciations[edit | edit source]
- /ər/,BrE /er/:AmE adversary, library, necessary, primary, temporary
- /r/ (silent a),BrE /er/:AmE military, ordinary, secretary
Table “ar" and “arr"[edit | edit source]
“ar" | “arr" | |
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/ær/ | apparent, aristocracy, arithmetic (adj.), apparel, aromatic, asparagus, baritone, carat, caravan, character, characteristic, charity, comparison, guarantee, hilarity, parable, parachute, paradise, paradox, parody, parallel, paragraph, salary, separate, tiaraAmE | barricade, barrier, barrio,BrE carry, embarrass, marriage, marry, narrative, narrow |
/ɑːr/ | safari, sari, scenario,BrE tiaraAmE BrE | “arr" only sounds /ɑːr/ in loan words or derived forms: barrio,AmE starry, starring |
/eər/ | careful, hilarious, Mary, parent, rarely, Sarah, scenarioAmE, variable, variation, variety, various, vary | N/A |
References[edit | edit source]