R-controlled vowels (ar, or, er) worksheets
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When r follows a vowel, it bosses the sound around: car, corn, and bird don't use their short vowels.
Two grades, one set of words: both print from the same 90. Print one here, or open a grade for examples and teaching notes.
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1st grade Core grade
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When r comes right after a vowel, the two merge into a brand-new sound: the bossy r of car, corn, and bird. First graders sort words by ear into those three sound columns.
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2nd grade
Second graders sort the bossy r patterns quickly and take on the real spelling challenge: er, ir, and ur sound identical, so words like nurse, first, and letter must be remembered by sight.
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