R-controlled vowels (ar, or, ir, ur, er): word list
30 words for grade 2. Words grouped by spelling pattern.
A vowel followed by r makes a new sound that is neither short nor long, so r-controlled words are taught as a group.
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| Word | Syllables | Estimated grade |
|---|---|---|
| car | 1 | K |
| star | 1 | K |
| farm | 1 | K |
| barn | 1 | K |
| park | 1 | 1 |
| dark | 1 | 1 |
| shark | 1 | K |
| card | 1 | K |
| bird | 1 | K |
| girl | 1 | K |
| shirt | 1 | K |
| first | 1 | 2 |
| third | 1 | 1 |
| dirt | 1 | 1 |
| stir | 1 | 1 |
| fur | 1 | 1 |
| turn | 1 | 1 |
| burn | 1 | 1 |
| hurt | 1 | 3 |
| nurse | 1 | 1 |
| purple | 2 | K |
| corn | 1 | K |
| horse | 1 | K |
| fork | 1 | K |
| storm | 1 | K |
| short | 1 | K |
| north | 1 | 1 |
| born | 1 | 1 |
| her | 1 | 1 |
| fern | 1 | 2 |
Grades are estimates of when a word is first taught. Source: Written for this site
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