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R-Controlled and Long Vowels

Student reading with vowel sounds floating around

🎯 Part 1: R-Controlled Vowels (ar, er, ir, or, ur)

1. Circle the word that matches the picture of a bright yellow object in the sky:

star

step

stop

2. Which word has the same r-controlled vowel sound as "bird"?

car

girl

for

3. Fill in the missing letters to complete these r-controlled words:

a) c______ (something you drive)

b) h______ (what you feel with)

c) f______ (opposite of last)

4. Check ALL the words that have r-controlled vowels:

farm

cat

turn

dog

🌟 Part 2: Long Vowels (a_e, i_e, o_e, u_e, ee, ai, oa)

5. Which word has a long vowel sound?

cat

cake

cap

6. Complete these long vowel words:

a) sn________ (what falls in winter)

b) tr________ (tall plant with branches)

c) b________ (water transportation)

7. Circle the long vowel pattern in each word:

a) train - Circle the letters that make the long A sound

b) sleep - Circle the letters that make the long E sound

c) home - Circle the letters that make the long O sound

✏️ Part 3: Word Building Challenge

8. Write one sentence using at least TWO r-controlled vowel words:
9. Write one sentence using at least TWO long vowel words:
10. Sort these words into the correct columns:

Words to sort: corn, bike, hurt, rain, store, cute

R-Controlled Vowels:

Long Vowels:

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