R-Controlled Vowels

a.k.a. “The Bossy R!”

 Meet the Bossy R
“Listen up, vowels!
I’m the letter R,
and if you want to
hang around me,
you have to
understand that
I’M in control!”
 R-Controlled Vowels
• When a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) is next to
the letter ‘r’, they have a different
sound.
• We call these “R-controlled vowels”
because the letter ‘r’ controls how we
say the vowel sound.
• These vowel sounds are ‘ar,’ ‘er,’ ‘ir,’
‘or,’ and ‘ur.’
• We will learn and practice the vowel
sounds for R-controlled vowels.
 Day 1: ‘ar’
• The sound of ‘ar’ is the same as
the letter ‘r’ saying its name. What
is the name of letter ‘r’?
• That’s right. When you see ‘ar,’
just think of the name of letter ‘r.’
• You can also think of a pirate!
ARRRRR! ARRRRRRR
controlled
vowels!
Get Ready to Read! ‘ar’
• We are going to read words with the vowel
sound ‘ar.’ I will read the words first; then, we
will read them together, and last, you will read
them by yourselves.
• Some of the word families will have ‘ar’ at
the end. Others will have ‘ar’ in the middle.
• ‘ar’ has the most word families of all the R-
controlled vowels!
• Today, we will learn four of the word families.
Next time, we will read four more.
 ‘ar’ Word List – I Read
• bar • large
• car • charge
• jar • bark
• tar • dark
• scar • hark
• star • lark
• card • mark
• hard • park
• yard • shark
 ‘ar’ Word List – We
Read
• bar • large
• car • charge
• jar • bark
• tar • dark
• scar • hark
• star • lark
• card • mark
• hard • park
• yard • shark
 ‘ar’ Word List – You
Read
• bar • large
• car • charge
• jar • bark
• tar • dark
• scar • hark
• star • lark
• card • mark
• hard • park
• yard • shark
 Review – ‘ar’
• What sound does the vowel sound ‘ar’
make?
• That’s right, ‘ar’ says the sound of the
name of ‘r.’
• Next time, we’ll be practicing more
word families with ‘ar’!
• Your “ticket” out today is to tell me
three ‘ar’ words we learned.
 Day 2: ‘ar’ Continued
• What sound does ‘ar’ make?
• Right – it says the name of ‘r.’
• Last time, we learned the word
families –ar, -ard, -arge, and –ark.
• Today we will be learning four new
word families with ‘ar.’
Get Ready to Read! ‘ar’
• We are going to read more words with the
vowel sound ‘ar.’ I will read the words first;
then, we will read them together, and last,
you will read them by yourselves.
• All of the word families will have ‘ar’ in the
middle.
• Don’t forget the sound of ‘ar’ – what sound?
• That’s right. ‘ar’ says the name of r. Please
listen as I read the word list to you so that you
will be ready to read it with me after.
 ‘ar’ Word List – I Read
• arm • art
• farm • cart
• harm • dart
• charm • mart
• barn • part
• yarn • tart
• harp • chart
• tarp • smart
• sharp • start
 ‘ar’ Word List – We
Read
• arm • art
• farm • cart
• harm • dart
• charm • mart
• barn • part
• yarn • tart
• harp • chart
• tarp • smart
• sharp • start
 ‘ar’ Word List – You
Read
• arm • art
• farm • cart
• harm • dart
• charm • mart
• barn • part
• yarn • tart
• harp • chart
• tarp • smart
• sharp • start
Review – ‘ar’ Continued
• What sound does the vowel sound ‘ar’
make?
• That’s right, ‘ar’ says the sound of the
name of ‘r.’
• Next time, we’ll be practicing word
families with ‘er’!
• Your “ticket” out today is to tell me
three ‘ar’ words we learned.
 Checklist
• ar
• er
• ir
• or
• ur
 Day 3: ‘er’
• The sound of ‘er’ is the same sound as
the letter ‘r.’ What is the sound of letter
‘r’?
• That’s right. When you see ‘er,’ just
think of the sound of letter ‘r.’
• Please listen as I read the words with
‘er’ so that you can read them with me
after.
Get Ready to Read! ‘er’
• We are going to read words with the vowel
sound ‘er.’ I will read the words first; then, we
will read them together, and last, you will read
them by yourselves.
• Some of the word families will have ‘er’ at
the end. Others will have ‘er’ in the middle.
• ‘er’ has six different word families.
• Today, we will learn these word families. Next
time, we will learn the word families for
another R-controlled vowel.
 ‘er’ Word List – I Read
• her • term
• per • fern
• merge • stern
• verge • nerve
• jerk • serve
• clerk • verve
• germ • swerve
 ‘er’ Word List – We
Read
• her • term
• per • fern
• merge • stern
• verge • nerve
• jerk • serve
• clerk • verve
• germ • swerve
 ‘er’ Word List – You
Read
• her • term
• per • fern
• merge • stern
• verge • nerve
• jerk • serve
• clerk • verve
• germ • swerve
 Review – ‘er’
• What sound does the vowel sound
‘er’ make?
• That’s right, ‘er’ says the sound of
‘r.’
• Next time, we’ll be practicing word
families with ‘ir’!
• Your “ticket” out today is to tell me
three ‘er’ words we learned.
 Checklist
• ar
• er
• ir
• or
• ur
 Day 4: ‘ir’
• The sound of ‘ir’ is the same sound as the
letter ‘r.’ What is the sound of letter ‘r’?
• That’s right. When you see ‘ir,’ just think
of the sound of letter ‘r.’
• You might have realized that ‘ir’ makes
the same sound as ‘ir.’ If you are trying
to spell a word you may need to try both
of these!
• Please listen as I read the words with ‘ir’
so that you can read them with me after.
Get Ready to Read! ‘ir’
• We are going to read words with the vowel
sound ‘ir.’ I will read the words first; then, we
will read them together, and last, you will read
them by yourselves.
• Some of the word families will have ‘ir’ at
the end. Others will have ‘ir’ in the middle.
• ‘ir’ has five different word families.
• Today, we will learn these word families. Next
time, we will learn the word families for
another R-controlled vowel.
 ‘ir’ Word List – I Read
• fir • dirt
• sir • shirt
• stir • skirt
• whir • squirt
• bird • birth
• third • girth
• quirk • mirth
 ‘ir’ Word List – We
Read
• fir • dirt
• sir • shirt
• stir • skirt
• whir • squirt
• bird • birth
• third • girth
• quirk • mirth
 ‘ir’ Word List – You
Read
• fir • dirt
• sir • shirt
• stir • skirt
• whir • squirt
• bird • birth
• third • girth
• quirk • mirth
 Review – ‘ir’
• What sound does the vowel sound
‘ir’ make?
• That’s right, ‘er’ says the sound of
‘r.’
• Next time, we’ll be practicing word
families with ‘or’!
• Your “ticket” out today is to tell me
three ‘ir’ words we learned.
 Checklist
• ar
• er
• ir
• or
• ur
 Day 5: ‘or’
• The sound of ‘or’ is the same sound as
the word or. How do you say the word
or?
• That’s right. When you see ‘or,’ just
read it like the word or.
• Please listen as I read the words with
‘ir’ so that you can read them with me
after.
 Day 5: ‘or’
• The sound of ‘or’ is the same sound as
the word or. How do you say the word
or?
• That’s right. When you see ‘or,’ just
read it like the word or.
• Please listen as I read the words with
‘ir’ so that you can read them with me
after.
Get Ready to Read! ‘or’
• We are going to read words with the vowel
sound ‘or.’ I will read the words first; then, we
will read them together, and last, you will read
them by yourselves.
• Some of the word families will have ‘or’ at
the end. Others will have ‘or’ in the middle.
• ‘or’ has six different word families.
• Today, we will learn these word families. Next
time, we will learn the word families for
another R-controlled vowel.
 ‘or’ Word List – I Read
• for • born
• porch • corn
• torch • horn
• scorch • torn
• cord • worn
• sword • sworn
• fork • thorn
• pork • fort
• stork • short
• form • snort
• storm • sport
 ‘or’ Word List – We
Read
• for • born
• porch • corn
• torch • horn
• scorch • torn
• cord • worn
• sword • sworn
• fork • thorn
• pork • fort
• stork • short
• form • snort
• storm • sport
 ‘or’ Word List – You
Read
• for • born
• porch • corn
• torch • horn
• scorch • torn
• cord • worn
• sword • sworn
• fork • thorn
• pork • fort
• stork • short
• form • snort
• storm • sport
 Review – ‘or’
• What sound does the vowel sound
‘or’ make?
• That’s right, ‘or’ is said as or.
• Next time, we’ll be practicing word
families with ‘ur’!
• Your “ticket” out today is to tell
me three ‘or’ words we learned.
 Checklist
• ar
• er
• ir
• or
• ur
 Day 6: ‘ur’
• The sound of ‘ur’ is the same as the sound
for the letter ‘r.’ What sound?
• That’s right. When you see ‘ur,’ think of
the sound of the letter ‘r.’
• ‘ur’ makes the same sound as ‘er’ and ‘ir’!
• Please listen as I read the words with ‘ur’
so that you can read them with me after.
Get Ready to Read! ‘ur’
• We are going to read words with the vowel
sound ‘ur.’ I will read the words first; then, we
will read them together, and last, you will read
them by yourselves.
• Some of the word families will have ‘ur’ at
the end. Others will have ‘ur’ in the middle.
• ‘ur’ has six different word families.
• Today, we will learn these word families. Next
time, we will practice with mixed lists from all
five word families.
 ‘ur’ Word List – I Read
• fur • turn
• blur • churn
• spur • curse
• curb • nurse
• suburb • purse
• curl • curt
• hurl • hurt
• burn • blurt
 ‘ur’ Word List – We
Read
• fur • turn
• blur • churn
• spur • curse
• curb • nurse
• suburb • purse
• curl • curt
• hurl • hurt
• burn • blurt
 ‘ur’ Word List – You
Read
• fur • turn
• blur • churn
• spur • curse
• curb • nurse
• suburb • purse
• curl • curt
• hurl • hurt
• burn • blurt
 Review – ‘ur’
• What sound does the vowel sound ‘ur’
make?
• That’s right, ‘ur’ makes the sound of
the letter r.
• Next time, we’ll be practicing words
from all the word families!
• Your “ticket” out today is to tell me
three ‘ur’ words we learned.
 Checklist
• ar
• er
• ir
• or
• ur
Day 7: Mixed Review
“Not bad! I think
you’re cool
enough to hang
out with me. But
just remember
who’s in control!”
 Get Ready to Read!
• Let’s review the vowel sounds.
• ar
• er
• ir
• or
• ur
 Mixed Review – I Read
• harm • art • yard
• turn • fur • curb
• fort • for • sword
• perk • per • term
• shirt • smirk • third
• worn • form • short
• park • harp • charge
• hurt • curl • blur
• skirt • bird • birth
• her • nerve • clerk
 Mixed Review – We
Read
• harm • art • yard
• turn • fur • curb
• fort • for • sword
• perk • per • term
• shirt • smirk • third
• worn • form • short
• park • harp • charge
• hurt • curl • blur
• skirt • bird • birth
• her • nerve • clerk
 Mixed Review – You
Read
• harm • art • yard
• turn • fur • curb
• fort • for • sword
• perk • per • term
• shirt • smirk • third
• worn • form • short
• park • harp • charge
• hurt • curl • blur
• skirt • bird • birth
• her • nerve • clerk
Review – Mixed Review
• Tell me the sounds of the R-controlled vowels.
• ar
• er
• ir
• or
• ur
• Next time, we’ll be reading two-syllable words
that have two sets of R-controlled vowels!
• Your ticket out today is to tell me five words
with R-controlled vowels.
 Day 8: 2-Syllable
Words
• To read words with two r-controlled
vowels, look at each part separately.
• “Burger” has 2 r-controlled vowels!

bur ger
• To read these words, read each part.
Then read the whole word together.
 Get Ready to Read!
• We are going to read 2-syllable
words with two r-controlled vowel
sounds.
• Read the first part. Read the
second part. Then, read both parts
together.
• I Read, We Read, You Read.
 2-Syllable Words: I
Read
• barber • corner
• murmur • garner
• marker • ardor
• further • farther
• former • juror
• server • merger
 2-Syllable Words: We
Read
• barber • corner
• murmur • garner
• marker • ardor
• further • farther
• former • juror
• server • merger
 2-Syllable Words: You
Read
• barber • corner
• murmur • garner
• marker • ardor
• further • farther
• former • juror
• server • merger
 Congratulations!
“Looks like you’re
the one in
CONTROL of R-
controlled
vowels! You
should meet my
cousin…
THE BOSSY E!
R-Controlled Vowels
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