Read and spell words containing r-controlled vowels (ar, er, ir, ur, or, ore) and vowel-r patterns where 'r' modifies the vowel sound
Sometimes the letter r sits right after a vowel. When it does, the vowel sound changes. It stops making its normal sound. The r takes over. We call this a bossy r.
Look at cat and cart. In cat, you hear a short a. In cart, the r changes the a sound completely. Cart does not rhyme with cat.
R-controlled vowels have special spelling patterns. Look for ar, er, ir, ur, or, and ore. Er, ir, and ur often sound the same. Think her, bird, and nurse.
A bossy r spelling keeps its sound in new words. The or in born sounds just like the or in storm. Some words spell that same sound with ore, like more and shore.
When r comes right after a vowel, it changes that vowel's sound.
You know each letter's own sound, like the short a in cat. You have also seen teams that glide, like ou in cloud. Today Mia is reading about a trip to the farm, and she has just read the word cat. The next word is cart.
What letter sits right after the a in cart?
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