Bossy R

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What is a Bossy R?

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A Bossy R is when the letter 'r' follows a vowel and changes the way the vowel sounds. For example, in 'car', the 'a' is influenced by the 'r'.

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What sound does 'ar' make?

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The 'ar' combination makes the sound like in 'car' or 'star'.

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What sound does 'ur' make?

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The 'ur' combination makes the sound like in 'fur' or 'burn'.

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What sound does 'er' make?

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The 'er' combination makes the sound like in 'her' or 'teacher'.

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What sound does 'or' make?

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The 'or' combination makes the sound like in 'for' or 'more'.

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What sound does 'ir' make?

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The 'ir' combination makes the sound like in 'bird' or 'girl'.

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Fill in the blank: b__k (Options: ar, er, ir, or, ur)

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Answer: ar (The word is 'bark').

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Fill in the blank: squ__ting (Options: ar, er, ir, or, ur)

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Answer: ur (The word is 'squurting').

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Fill in the blank: al__m (Options: ar, er, ir, or, ur)

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Answer: ar (The word is 'alarm').

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Fill in the blank: h__t (Options: ar, er, ir, or, ur)

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Answer: ur (The word is 'hurt').