Task Cards · 1st–2nd Grade · 14 pages
R-Controlled Vowels Task Cards | 1st–2nd Grade (48 Cards)
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R-Controlled Vowels: cut-apart cards for centers, scoot or early finishers. Answer key included.
What’s inside this download
- 14 printable pages of R-Controlled Vowels task cards
- 154 items for 1st to 2nd grade
- Cut-apart cards for centers, scoot or early finishers
- Answer key included
- One print-ready PDF, US Letter
Why choose this over a free worksheet
- All five r-controlled vowels mixed
- Real words like party, letter and horse
- Shows which pair needs work
Printing, license and file formats
- One PDF, US Letter 8.5 × 11 in. On A4 choose “fit to page”
- One teacher or one household. Print unlimited copies for your own students, this year and next
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How do I get the files?
- The download link is on the order page the moment you pay, and in your inbox at the same time
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- Wrong or broken file? Email support@pencillane.com and we fix it or refund you
Why get the bundle
- The bundle includes each r-controlled pair in several forms. Use it with the single-pair products to go deeper.
The problem
Party, letter, skirt, horse: r changes every vowel
When r follows a vowel, the vowel sound changes. Children who read a and r separately don't hear the new sound.
Reading vowel then r
A child reads /a/ /r/ for ar, and /o/ /r/ for or. The two letters make one sound together.
Er, ir and ur sound the same
Her, fir and fur all say /er/. Children can't tell the spelling from the sound.
Bossy r
The r 'bosses' the vowel. It's a memory trick that helps children remember the effect.
Words with ar, er, ir, or and ur are mixed. Children check the vowel pair and read it as one sound.
What’s inside
14 pages of R-Controlled Vowels, ready to print.
Cut-apart cards for centers, scoot or early finishers. One instruction line and a name line on every page.
Task Cards
Cut-apart cards for centers, scoot or early finishers.
R-Controlled Vowels
Written for 1st to 2nd grade.
Print and go
US Letter, black and white, answer key included.
Look inside
Same layout on every page, so kids stop re-learning the instructions.
How it works
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Download
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Print
Any printer, plain paper, black and white. Print one page or the whole stack.
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Hand out
Morning work, centers, small groups, the kitchen table. Same format every day, so the routine sticks.
US Letter 8.5 × 11 · PDFOutcomes
Read words with r-controlled vowels
Tell ar, er, ir, or and ur apart and read them as one sound.
- party — ar pattern
- alarm — ar pattern
- march — ar pattern
- carpet — ar pattern
- scarf — ar pattern
- marble — ar pattern
- spark — ar pattern
Who it’s for
Built for the kitchen table and the classroom.
Parents & homeschool
Make a bossy r puppet. When r comes after a vowel, the vowel can't say its name.
Teachers
Use after short vowels and silent e, as a review or a check.
RTI & intervention
Shows which r-controlled pair a child reads letter by letter.
Questions
Before you buy.
Why is r so bossy?
It changes the vowel sound, so a, e, i, o and u don't say their usual sounds.
Are er, ir and ur the same?
They sound the same, but are spelled differently. Children learn them by seeing them in words.
How do I get the file?
The download link appears right after checkout and lands in your inbox at the same time. One PDF with 14 pages. No account needed.
Can I print it more than once?
Yes. One teacher or one household can print unlimited copies for their own students, this year and next.
Will it print in color?
The pages are designed to print in black and white, so they print clean on any home or school printer and do not eat a cartridge.
What if it isn’t right for us?
Email support@pencillane.com within 30 days and we refund the full $5. No form, no questions.
The r changes the vowel, and they know it
R-Controlled Vowels: cut-apart cards for centers, scoot or early finishers. Answer key included.
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