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Spot R-Controlled Vowels

Grade 2
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✦ Exercise 1 — Spot and Circle

Read each word. Circle the r-controlled vowel pattern inside it (ar, er, ir, or, ur).

1. barn circle the pattern
2. perfect circle the pattern
3. first circle the pattern
4. born circle the pattern
5. hurt circle the pattern
6. spark circle the pattern
7. river circle the pattern
8. shirt circle the pattern
9. north circle the pattern
10. purple circle the pattern
11. garden circle the pattern
12. twirl circle the pattern
✦ Exercise 2 — Which R-Pattern?

Look at each word. Circle the correct r-controlled vowel pattern it contains.

1. farm
ar or ir ur
2. her
er ar or ur
3. bird
ir er ar or
4. fork
or ar ur ir
5. burn
ur or ar er
✦ Bonus — Write Your Own

Think of one word for each r-controlled vowel pattern and write it on the line.

ar
er
ir
or
ur