This Grade 1 worksheet introduces the /ar/ bossy-R sound through six easy tracing words (car, jar, bar, far, star, arm), four simple fill-in-the-blank sentences, and three true-or-false statements. First graders practice hearing and writing the /ar/ pattern in common one-syllable words. Strategic hints and teaching 'why' notes explain how the r bosses the a into a new sound for smoother reading.
Style:
R-Controlled Vowels (Bossy R)
Part A: Trace the Words
Trace each word carefully by following the dotted lines.
1. car
2. jar
3. bar
4. far
5. star
6. arm
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. I drive a red car to the store.
2. Grandma keeps cookies in a glass jar.
3. A shiny yellow star twinkles at night.
4. I hurt my arm when I fell down.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. The word car has the /ar/ bossy-r sound.
True False
2. In bossy R words, the letter a says its short sound /a/ like in cat.
True False
3. Star and jar rhyme because they both end in the /ar/ sound.
True False
R-Controlled Vowels (Bossy R)
★ Part A: Trace the Words
Trace each word carefully by following the dotted lines.
1) car
2) jar
3) bar
4) far
5) star
6) arm
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) I drive a red car to the store.
2) Grandma keeps cookies in a glass jar.
3) A shiny yellow star twinkles at night.
4) I hurt my arm when I fell down.
★ Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1) The word car has the /ar/ bossy-r sound.
True
False
2) In bossy R words, the letter a says its short sound /a/ like in cat.
True
False
3) Star and jar rhyme because they both end in the /ar/ sound.
True
False
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