Reading Strategy
Follow these steps to read a word.
1 Look for a pattern in the word. Do you see a vowel + r?
2 Start at the beginning. Blend the sounds in your head. Then say the word.
Reading Practice
Blend the sounds to read these words.
1. hair
2. skirts
3. forms
4. art
5. wear
6. year
Use what you learned to read the sentences.
7. Carmen is part of a group that helps women in Latin America.
8. The women make shirts and skirts to wear.
9. They also make hair clips and other crafts to sell.
10. Carmen thinks that these crafts are forms of art.
11. Next year, the group would like to sell the crafts in the U.S.
Spelling Practice
12.–16. Now write the sentences your teacher reads.
Word Work
17.–24. Read these words. Then write each word on a card. Match the two words that start with the same sound. What do you notice about the vowel sound?
17.
The r changes the vowel sound in a word.
| cat | porch | jar | bun | deep | car |
| deer | heat | fat | hear | pond | jam |
| burn | chirp | chip | far |