Meet Bossy R
Grade 2
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Meet the R-Controlled Vowels
When a vowel is followed by r, the r changes the vowel sound. We call these r-controlled vowels (or "bossy r" words!)
Exercise 1 — Find the Bossy R
Circle the r-controlled vowel pattern (ar, er, ir, or, ur) in each word.
1.
farm
2.
fern
3.
stir
4.
corn
5.
curl
6.
park
7.
herb
8.
shirt
9.
storm
10.
surf
11.
chart
12.
dirt
Exercise 2 — Match Pattern to Sound
Draw a line to match each r-controlled vowel to its example word.
ar
star 
er
tiger 
ir
girl 
or
horse 
ur
purse 
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