r-Controlled Vowels U3W2

Spell r-Controlled Vowels

In words with r-controlled vowels, the letter r changes the vowel sound.

The letters ar can spell the vowel sound you hear in the word car.
The letters er, ir, and ur can spell the vowel sound you hear in the word herd.
The letters or, ore, and oar can spell the vowel sound you hear in the word for.

Memorizing these spellings will help you successfully spell words with r-controlled vowels in your writing.

Let's look at some words that have
the r-controlled vowels.

Match

Read the words. Then find the correct r-controlled words.

• ar

• er

• ir

• or

• ur

remark

versus

confirm

dormant

purchase

• remark

• versus

• confirm

• dormant

• purchase