August 23, 2023

r Controlled Vowels Worksheets

1st Grade

As your kindergarten, first grade, and 2nd grade continue working on phonics skills to improve reading and spelling they will encounter the bossy r. These bossy r worksheets are simple, free printable cut and paste worksheets that are a great way for kids to practice listening for bossy r in words. Simply print pdf file with r controlled vowels worksheets and you are ready to learn with r controlled worksheets.

R controlled vowels worksheets

Have you ever heard of a bossy r? Maybe you have seen a picture of “a” and “r” together with the “r” scowling at the “a”. What these pictures are trying to get at, is that the r is controlling the vowel. In other words, you really do not hear the vowel you hear the “r” sound. These r-controlled vowels can be quite difficult to spell, and often need lots of practice. And that is what this cut and paste activity is all about. Use these r controlled vowels worksheets to help kindergartners and grade 1 students improve spelling and reading ar, ir, or, ur, er sounds.

Bossy r worksheets

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R Controlled Vowels

The students get to do most of the work with these free r controlled vowel worksheets. It is almost a no-prep activity.

First, print of the r-controlled vowels worksheets 1st grade free page you want your child or children to use.
Next, print off page six. Then cut them into strips. One strip is needed per page used.
Finally, gather up some glue and scissors and you are ready to go with these r-controlled vowels worksheets pdf

R controlled vowels worksheet

These r-controlled vowels worksheets help 1st graders work on this sound that is very tricky to spell. And while there isn’t much help we can give our children in figuring out what vowels to use, these ideas may help them some.

Did you know that “er”, “ir” and “ur” make exact same sound?

Yep, they do. Look at words like her, fir, and fur. Yes, they all have the exact sound in them. Expect for reading lots of r-controlled vowels and lots of practice spelling them, there isn’t a fast rule that will help.

But knowing the frequency of use may help some. Did you know that when the “er” sound is made, the letters “er” are used most often? Fairly frequent use of the “er” sound is “ir”, and the least frequent use is “ur”.

Ar Sound

The good news is that the letters “ar” and “ur” do not always make the same sound. This makes them a little easier to teach to our children and can help them learn how to spell these words. Think of words like “car” and “farmer” compared to “for” and “hornet”. They sound different and teaching this to our little ones can help them spell these tricky r-controlled vowels a little easier.

Spelling with correctly require a lot of practice. And I hope your these r controlled worksheets help make it fun too!

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Learning to read and spell can be quite a challenge...especially when there are numerous ways to make the same sound. Today we are tackling r-controlled vowels with a fun, free printable bossy r worksheet for kindergarten and first grade students to cut and paste! This r controlled activity is a simple, fun way for kids to learn about the er sound using no prep er phonics worksheets. Simply print phonics worksheets and you are ready to play and learn!

Looking for a fun way to work on r-controlled vowel syllables? This r-conrolled syllable activity is a great way to get practice with ar, or, and er (which can be spelled er, ir, or ur) sounds. Use this winter theme r-controlled vowel activities as a fun snowman activity with first graders during January! Simply print r controleld vowel sort to play and learn with with free snoman printable phonics activity!

If your first grade or 2nd grader is working on r controlled vowels, you will love this fun sorting activity to seperate out or sound words that say er. This free printable phonics or sounds activity is a quick and easy way to play and learn!

As your grade 1 students learns phonics they will run into r-controlled vowels. The concept of the bossy r can be tricky and take some time for 1st graders to master. To master these phonics ir words, we created a fun phonics game to make practicing fun. Simply print the ir phonics words to play 5-in-a-row Phonics game to play and learn!

If your kindergarten, first grade, or 2nd grader is working on r-controlled vowel, you will love this sorting game to learn the ar, er, ir, or, and ur sounds. First let us tell you what are r-controlled vowels. Then we will practice identifying the sound with a cute flower r-controlled activity. Simply grab the free flower template printable and you are ready to play and learn to read and spell!

Help kids practice phonics or words with this fun, hands-on phonics games for 1st grade. In this tic-tac-toe game, kindergarten and first grader will practice reading or words to improve phonics skills. Simply print the r-controlled vowel printable activity and you are ready to play and learn!

Discover the magic of R-controlled words with our FREE printable word list! Ideal for homeschooling parents and teachers, this resource features 160 words with our own Bossy R. We've also suggested some fun activities to do with the lists. Download your copy today and have fun with R-controlled syllables!

R Controlled Vowel Practice

Start by grabbing this R Controlled Syllable Word Lists
Car Bump ar Phonics Games
er Phonics Printable Game
5-in-a-Row /ir/ R Controlled Vowels Games
Snowman R-Controlled Vowel Syllable
Tic-tac-toe /or/ R Controlled Vowel Games
R Controlled Vowels Worksheets (freebie)
Flower R-Controlled Vowel Activity
Cut-and-paste R Controlled Vowels Worksheets
Doctor R controlled vowel sort where or sound words say /er/
air sound phonics word clip cards
Or see all our r controlled vowel activities here!

Kids will love learning the short vowel sound in cvc words with these fun and free Short Vowel Games. This short vowel game is perfect for working on the short a, e, i, o and u vowel sounds with pre-k, kindegarten, and first grade students. Simply print the free printable vowels game and you are ready to play and learn with an engaging short vowel sound activities!

Do you know what is a final stable syllable? A final stable syllable contains a constonant plus the letter l and a silent e, and always comes at the end of a word like bubble. Use these free worksheets to get some practice with this phonics concept!

If you are working on the schwa sound with your student, this fun baseball game is a great way to work on spelling words with the schwa sound. Simply print the free printable phonics game and you are reay to play and learn with first grade and 2nd grade students.

If you are working on blends and digraphs it can be helpful to have a list of digraphs and blends to keep things clear for kids. This free printable blends and digraphs chart gives kids a handy visual with pictures of which is which. Use this consonant blends and digraphs activity to help kindergarten, first grade, and 2nd graders to easily learn and remember.

Do you know what the most common sound in the English language is? Surprise. It isn't a short or long vowel sound. It is actually the "uh" sound., called the schwa sound. This can cause lots of frustration for our young readers, and that is what this fun schwa sound reading game is all about. Use this free printable activity as a chance to practice reading the schwa sound with kindergarten, first grade, and 2nd grade students.

These free sh words worksheets are a great way for kindergarten and first graders to practice and improve their reading, vocabulary and writing skills. They will also be working on their letter and word recognition which is an important part of learning to read. Learning digraphs is important for children as it helps them to learn to recognize that letters come together to make one sound, which will help them read more fluently. Simply print these free printable sh worksheets for a no-prep way to play and learn!

If you are working on learning hard and soft c sounds in words, you will love this free printable hard c and soft c activity! This soft c and hard c words is perfect for first graders learning phonics to read and spell. Simply print the hard c and soft c words and you are ready to play and learn with grade 1 students.

Help kids continue to work on grade 1 phonics skills with sion sound words so they can improve reading and spelling skills with. This sion words phonics activity uses a phonics printable for two syllable, three syllable, and four syllable sion words. This sion phonics is perfect for first graders.

If your child is working on learning long u sound words, this hand long u vowel printable activity is perfect for some extra practice! SImply print the long vowel u words activity is perfect for first graders who are working on phonics to improve spelling and reading.

If you are working on word endings, there are some helpful tips to know which are the word with double consonants. The 1-1-1 rule is handy for knowing when to double letters before adding the suffix. This free printable phonics worksheets will help kids master the doubling rule with a no-prep activit for first grade and 2nd graders. Simply print double consonant rule printable and you are ready to practice.

These super cute sliders are a fun, effecitve way for first grade and 2nd grade students to learn irregular vowels. Children will have fun with this clever irregular verb activity and parents will love all the irregular verbs practice. Simply download pdf file with irregular verb game and you are ready to play and learn long o followed by ld, lt, and st as well as long o followed by nd and ld.

The nk sound at the end of words can be challenging for some readers. But these nk ending blends clip cards are a fun blends activity to practice reading nk words. Use this final consonant blends games with kindergarten and first grade students to improve reading and spelling with Ending Blends nk. Simply download pdf file with nk printable and you are ready to play, learn, and improve phonics skills!

Make learning trigraphs fun with these free trigraph worksheets that students will complete with bingo daubers! Your first grade and 2nd grade students will have fun completing these phonics worksheets to improve reading and spelling using these do a dot printables to work on trigraphs scr, shr, and squ.

If your child is working on er Phonics they will probabaly need lots of practice to learn phonics er words. This fun, hands-on er phonics words game is a great way to work on reading words. Simply print er phonics activity and you are ready to play and learn! Use this er sound phonics with kindergarten, first grade, and 2nd graders too.

If your first grader is working on ou and ow words in phonics, you will live this super cute, free printable ow game! This ou and ow sounds activity is a great way to help grade 1 students learn to differentitate between ou ow words sounds. Simply print the pdf file with ow activities and you are ready to play and learn as you teach 1st grade kids to read, write, and spell!

If your 1st grader is working on mastering the Schwa Sound you will love this free printable schwa words game! This schwa sound practice focuses on "ov" and "oth" spelled schwa words. Simply print and you are ready to play and learn with a fun phonics activity for kids!

Help kids practice short u cvc words with this cut and paste worksheets kindergarten they can make into a free printable booklet. Chidren will color, cut, paste, write and read cvc words with u to improve reading and spellling skills. This short u words allows preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, and first grade kids to practice sounding out and spelling 17 CVC words. Simply download pdf file with short u cvc worksheets and you are ready to play and learn!

Is your child working on distinguishing between short vowel and long vowel words? The skills or deciphering long and short vowels is an important phonics skill that will help your kindergarten, first grade, and 2nd grade student learn to read. Download the pdf file with these super cute, free printable bossy e worksheets to help students practice identifying silent e and magic e in words (long vowels ).

Make practicing digraphs fun with this super cute, free printable Digraph Bingo. This Digraph game is a fun bingo game perfect for helping elementayr age students in first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and 4th grade practicing learning digraphs with a fun twist! Simply download the phonics game pdf file with the and you are ready to play and learn with a digraph activity!

ice cream digraph game for summer learning

Looking for a fun way to help your first graders with their phonics skills? We've got a free printable game focusing on words with "ey" sounds, and it's all turkey-themed for November! This ey phonics activities is educational and entertaining, perfect for enhancing their reading abilities. Simply print the phonics ey words game to practice words that say long e spelled ey. Happy learning and gobble gobble!

Phonics Games

Start with our guide on how to teach phonics step-by-step. Grab these handy blends and digraphs charts, beginning consonant blends charts, or final consonant blends charts. Then take a peak at these fun, free phonics activities for early readers!

final stable syllable, Free Schwa Games for working on reading and spelling
Fall ou words for kids activity, Blends and Digraphs Charts
Sh Worksheets and ch worksheets for kindergarten and first graders, plus Hard c and Soft c games, and more practice with sh ch sounds free worksheet pages
Long e spelled with ey words Turkey game
Long u words and other long vowel clip cards and sion words puzzle printables for grade 1
r controlled vowel games printable or this 5-in-a-row r-controlled vowel games or cut and paste r-controlled vowels worksheets
Schwa Spelling ov and oth Game
1:1:1 Doubling rule worksheets pdf and Irregular Vowels Printable Activity or Free EA vowel team activity
nk words clip card activity and free printable consonant le worksheets or Dot marker trigraph worksheets for students, air sound words game
OU and OW words printable game and er activities for first graders or cut and Paste short u worksheets (freebie!), plus reading y as short i words game
TH digraph activities for second grade and 1st graders
Bossy e worksheets and First grade blends worksheets
Beginning blends games free printable or these Ice Cream puzzles with digraph blends
Free Printable Digraph Bingo, printable ch, sh, th worksheets, or cute dipthong games
Figurative Language Practice with simile and metaphor worksheets
Baseball Schwa Sound Game
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