R-Controlled Vowel Games & Activities

Practice vowels followed by r, where the r changes the vowel sound: ar, or, er, ir, and ur.

R-Controlled Vowels games

Word Whack: ur Words
Whack the ur words like burn and curb. Skip short-u look-alikes like bun and cub.
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Mystery Reveal: er, ir, or ur?
Choose the right spelling: bird, berd, or burd? Plus sound-alike words like fir and fur.
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Sentence Detective: er, ir, ur
Find words with the wrong /er/ spelling, like burd for bird, and fix them.
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Skill Bingo: er, ir, or ur?
Bingo with the three spellings of /er/: er, ir, and ur.
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Word Find: er, ir, and ur
A word search with er, ir, and ur words. Hunt for each spelling.
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Word Sort: er, ir, or ur?
Sort words by how they spell /er/: er, ir, or ur. They sound the same, so read carefully.
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Fill the Story: Tricky r Words
Short stories with advanced r-controlled words like fire, chair, and earth.
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Missing Piece: air, are, ear
Listen and choose the spelling: air, are, or ear.
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Reading Race: Tricky r Words
Read advanced r-controlled words like chair, fire, and earth, and choose the one that fits.
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Word Pop: ear Says /er/
Pop ear words that say /er/ (earth, learn) and skip ear words that say /ear/ (hear, near).
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Word Sort: Tricky r Sounds
Sort advanced r-controlled words by sound: /air/ (chair, care), /ear/ (hear, here), /ire/ (fire), or /er/ (earth, word).
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Sentence Structure
Practice complete sentences, subjects and predicates, phrases, clauses, and sentence combining.
50 games
Diphthongs & Complex Vowels
Practice vowel sounds that glide or have several spellings, such as oi/oy, ou/ow, au/aw, and oo.
30 games
Fluency
Practice reading words, phrases, and sentences accurately and automatically.
80 games