I'm going to quote something I wrote in a (long) comment on
gatechic's blog because, well, I think it bears repeating (and I'm a teacher as well as a parent, so I really like to repeat myself):
The other day Small Child, who is in second grade, produced her homework for us to sign. They have to choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the main word. One choice was:
For sure:
a) secure b) fur c) stir.
Your turn!
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( I don't HAVE a correct answer, but I do talk some more )