R-controlled vowels
R-controlled vowels has a
shorter name Bossy R
When a person
Is bossy that
means they
are not usually very nice!
Bossy R
When the
letter r
comes after
after a vowel,
it changes
the sound
that the
vowel makes.
What does Bossy R do?
Click on the video below to find out.
Bossy R includes
Bossy R Team
The Bossy R team
includes:
ar
or
ur
er
ir
Do you hear bossy r in each word?
Let’s practice saying these words
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her
were
mother
thunder
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tar
far
hard
star
Let’s practice saying these words
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for
score
horse
corn
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dirt
skirt
sirt
bird
Let’s practice saying these words
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fur
turn
surf
burn
Bossy R team
ar
er
or
ir
ur
Write an r-controlled
vowel word in each circle.
Don’t let Bossy r
be the boss of
you!