R-Controlled Vowels — Answer Key
Part A: Sort the Words
Sort each word or number into the correct category box.
1. Sort each word by its r-controlled vowel.
AR sound like car
partarmfar OR sound like for
sportshortsort Part, arm, and far all have the ar sound like car. Sport, short, and sort all have the or sound like for.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. Soccer is my favorite sport to play.
Sport uses or. The R makes the O sound like the or in for and horn.
2. I bent my arm to wave hello.
Arm uses ar. The R makes the A sound like the ar in car and star.
3. Please sort the toys into the right bins.
Sort uses or. The or pattern makes the sound you also hear in for and short.
4. The store is not far away from my house.
Far uses ar. The R makes the A sound like the ar in car and part.
5. This shirt is too short to tuck in.
Short uses or. The R makes the O sound like the or in for and horn.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. The word part has the same bossy R sound as car.
True False
Part and car both use the ar pattern, which makes the same /ar/ sound in each word.
2. The word sport has the ar sound.
True False
Sport uses the or pattern, not ar. It sounds like for and short, not like car or arm.
3. Ar words and or words sound exactly the same.
True False
Ar sounds like car and or sounds like for. They are two different bossy R sounds, not the same.
4. The word horn uses the or pattern.
True False
Horn has O and R together. That is the or pattern, which makes the /or/ sound you also hear in for.