Looking at this right side section, I can identify:
- "b__thday" - This is "birthday" which contains "ir" → YELLOW
- "sh__k" - This is "shark" which contains "ar" → PURPLE
- "tw__l" - This is "twirl" which contains "ir" → YELLOW
This confirms my understanding of the pattern. Let me now go through the entire worksheet systematically to solve all the words.
Complete Solution:
Top Row:
- s__ve → serve (ER) → GREEN
- p__ch → porch (OR) → PINK
- h__f__n → I believe this is meant to be "her" and "fun" but that doesn't fit. Looking at the tree image, it might be "hurricane" but that's too long. Actually, I think it's "her" for the girl picture and "fan" for the tree? No, let me reconsider. Given the context, I think "h__f__n" might be a typo or I'm misreading it. Let me assume it's "her" (ER) → GREEN and "fan" (not r-controlled) but that doesn't fit. Perhaps it's "hurt" and "fun"? I'll need to make an educated guess. Looking at the space, it might be "her" (ER) → GREEN.
Second Row:
- b__k → bark (AR) → PURPLE
- b__ger → burger (UR) → BLUE
- c__t → cart (AR) → PURPLE
- b__thday → birthday (IR) → YELLOW
- st__ → star (AR) → PURPLE
Third Row:
- n__th → north (OR) → PINK
- b__n → burn (UR) → BLUE
- sh__t → shirt (IR) → YELLOW
- sh__k → shark (AR) → PURPLE
- tw__l → twirl (IR) → YELLOW
Fourth Row:
- p__k → park (AR) → PURPLE
- sk__t → skirt (IR) → YELLOW
- f__ → fur (UR) → BLUE
- c__d → card (AR) → PURPLE
- j__ → jar (AR) → PURPLE
Fifth Row:
- c__ → car (AR) → PURPLE
- st__ → star (AR) → PURPLE
- d__t → dirt (IR) → YELLOW
- b__n → burn (UR) → BLUE
- st__m → storm (OR) → PINK
Sixth Row:
- squ__t → squirt (IR) → YELLOW
- t__tle → turtle (UR) → BLUE
- y__d → yard (AR) → PURPLE
Bottom Row:
- ch__t → chart (AR) → PURPLE
- g__m → germ (ER) → GREEN (assuming this is "germ" with the spider image)
- cl__k → clock (not r-controlled) - Wait, this should be "clerk" (ER) → GREEN
- sw__ve → swerve (ER) → GREEN
- st__n → stern (ER) → GREEN
Final Answer:
To solve this worksheet, you need to:
1. Identify each word by filling in the missing r-controlled vowel (ER, IR, AR, OR, UR)
2. Color each section according to the key:
- ER = GREEN
- IR = YELLOW
- AR = PURPLE
- OR = PINK
- UR = BLUE
The completed worksheet would have each section colored based on the r-controlled vowel in the word:
- Words with ER (like serve, germ, clerk, swerve, stern) are colored GREEN
- Words with IR (like birthday, shirt, skirt, dirt, squirt) are colored YELLOW
- Words with AR (like bark, cart, shark, star, park, card, jar, storm, yard, chart) are colored PURPLE
- Words with OR (like porch, north, storm) are colored PINK
- Words with UR (like burger, burn, fur, turtle) are colored BLUE
This activity helps children recognize and differentiate between different r-controlled vowel sounds while engaging in a fun coloring activity.
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of r controlled vowel worksheet.
