This Grade 2 medium sheet zooms in on the tricky /ur/ sound spelled er, ir, and ur. Students complete nine fill-in sentences using words like tiger, first, nurse, and never, then match two-syllable and longer r-controlled words to clues. The worksheet helps Grade 2 learners see that one sound can have three spellings, building memory for common word families such as bird, girl, curl, and turn.
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R-Controlled Vowels
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The brave tiger in the zoo paced in its cage.
2. I finished my homework first before dinner.
3. The nurse checked my ears and took my temperature.
4. I have never missed a single day of school.
5. The boy gave the rope a sharp jerk.
6. A little bird hopped onto the branch.
7. Please turn off the lights before bed.
8. The kitten pressed her soft fur against me.
9. The green fern grew tall in the pot.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
bird
→ an animal with feathers that can fly
an animal with feathers that can fly
nurse
→ a helper who cares for sick people
a helper who cares for sick people
tiger
→ a big striped wild cat
a big striped wild cat
first
→ the one at the front of a line
the one at the front of a line
R-Controlled Vowels
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) The brave tiger in the zoo paced in its cage.
2) I finished my homework first before dinner.
3) The nurse checked my ears and took my temperature.
4) I have never missed a single day of school.
5) The boy gave the rope a sharp jerk.
6) A little bird hopped onto the branch.
7) Please turn off the lights before bed.
8) The kitten pressed her soft fur against me.
9) The green fern grew tall in the pot.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
bird
→ an animal with feathers that can fly
an animal with feathers that can fly
nurse
→ a helper who cares for sick people
a helper who cares for sick people
tiger
→ a big striped wild cat
a big striped wild cat
first
→ the one at the front of a line
the one at the front of a line
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