Step up the challenge with this Grade 1 worksheet focused on the 'er' and 'ir' bossy-R patterns, which both say /ur/. Nine fill-in-the-blank sentences cover her, fern, germ, bird, girl, stir, third, shirt, plus a short-vowel trap word. The matching activity asks first graders to link bossy-R words with their pattern clues, building spelling awareness alongside phonics reading skills today.
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R-Controlled Vowels (Bossy R)
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. I gave her a big hug goodbye.
2. A green fern grows by the pond.
3. Wash your hands to kill every germ.
4. The blue bird flew up to its nest.
5. That little girl wears a pink bow.
6. I stir the soup with a big spoon.
7. I came in third place in the race.
8. My new shirt has blue stripes on it.
9. Grandpa can turn red when he hears a joke.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
her
→ er word meaning 'that female'
ir word with /url/
bird
→ ir word for an animal with wings
er word for a tiny sick-maker
germ
→ er word for a tiny sick-maker
er word meaning 'that female'
girl
→ ir word with /url/
ir word for an animal with wings
R-Controlled Vowels (Bossy R)
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) I gave her a big hug goodbye.
2) A green fern grows by the pond.
3) Wash your hands to kill every germ.
4) The blue bird flew up to its nest.
5) That little girl wears a pink bow.
6) I stir the soup with a big spoon.
7) I came in third place in the race.
8) My new shirt has blue stripes on it.
9) Grandpa can turn red when he hears a joke.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
her
→ er word meaning 'that female'
ir word with /url/
bird
→ ir word for an animal with wings
er word for a tiny sick-maker
germ
→ er word for a tiny sick-maker
er word meaning 'that female'
girl
→ ir word with /url/
ir word for an animal with wings
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