Bossy R (er, ir, ur)

Look at that b _ _ d flying high in the sky.

• burd 
• bird 
• berd 

Flow_ _s grow in the spring.

• Flowir 
• Flower 
• Flowur 

Match the word below to the picture.

dirt

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Which word matches the picture?

• dirt
• dert
• dyrt
• durt

Which word matches the picture?

• surf
• serf
• sirf
• sorf

Which word matches the picture?

• berd
• bird
• burd
• birrd

• skert
• skurt
• skirt
• scirt

Which word is spelled correctly?

• churt

• shirt

• chirt

• shert

What is an r-controlled vowel word?

• Just a sound or a vowel and a letter

• When the letter r follows a vowel, the vowel is usually forced to change its sound.

• Some sound

• The bossy R

The beautiful blue ________ sat on the branch.

• berd

• bird

• burd