Bossy r worksheets

When a vowel is followed by an r in a word, the r changes the sound that the vowel makes.The bossy r forces the vowel to make new sound instead of short or long sound. This rule is also ‘r-controlled vowel’ as the vowel is controlled by the r that follows it.

The bossy r vowel sounds are

 ar as in car,

er as in her,

ir as in bird,

or as in fork,

ur as in hurt

Our r-controlled vowel worksheets get kids to recognise and spell words that contain a vowel followed by r.These worksheets can be used for home learning and online learning with no prep as they are easy to download and print.

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Choose the right bossy r sound

In this worksheet, the students look at the picture, identify the correct bossy r sound in the picture and circle it.

Find the correct bossy r sound

Kindergarten students are given  options of bossy r sounds for each picture.Right sound should be identified and cooked.

Fill in the blanks with bossy r

This is a fill in the blanks activity.For each picture, complete the word by filling in the right bossy r sound.

Trace and write bossy r words

This worksheet is to practise writing some bossy r words.Read each r controlled word , trace and write it beside its picture.

R controlled vowel words sort

This worksheet prepares students to sort words based on r controlled vowel sound it has.In this pdf Kindergarten worksheet, students has to write the word under the column that has its bossy r sound.

Identify object with the given bossy r sound

In this bossy r pdf worksheet, kindergarteners identify the picture that has the given r controlled vowel and circle it.

R controlled vowel word search puzzle

In this bossy r word search puzzle, early phonics learner find the given bossy r words and circle it.