1. R-controlled vowels

2. R-controlled vowels has a shorter name Bossy R
When a person
Is bossy that
means they
are not usually very nice!

3. Bossy R
When the letter r comes after after a vowel, it changes the sound that the vowel makes.

4. Click on the video below to find out.
What does Bossy R do?
Click on the video below to find out.

5. ar as in car er as in fern or as in core ir as in shirt ur as in curl
Bossy R includes
ar as in car
er as in fern
or as in core
ir as in shirt
ur as in curl

6. The Bossy R team includes: ar or ur er ir
Do you hear bossy r in each word?

7. Let’s practice saying these wordser
her
were
mother
thunder ar
tar
far
hard
star

8. Let’s practice saying these words
for
score
horse
corn ir
dirt
skirt
sirt
bird

9. Let’s practice saying these wordsur
fur
turn
surf
burn

10. ar er or ir ur Write an r-controlled vowel word in each circle.
Bossy R team
ar er or ir ur
Write an r-controlled vowel word in each circle.

11. Don’t let Bossy r be the boss of you!