Question

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1. read each sentence.
2. in sentence 1, underline all of the spellings of /är/ as in air.
3. in sentence 2, draw a box around the spellings of /or/ as in fork.
4. in sentence 3, circle the words that contain both the /är/ and /or/ sounds.

while driving through arizona, i saw a scarecrow wearing
a fairy dress.
try to ignore the courtside uproar from the hornets fans.
it is ordinary to wait a short time for your bags in the
airport.

challenge yourself
using your knowledge of r-controlled vowel spellings, come up with three words
that contain each r-controlled vowel phoneme listed below. to make the challenge
more difficult, use a different spelling of the r-controlled vowel phoneme in each
word. do not use words from the sentences above.

/ar/
beginning: artist
middle:
end:
/or/
beginning:
middle:
end:

Explanation:

For the main task:

1. Sentence 1: Identify spellings of /är/ (like air). The words with this sound are Arizona (spelling ar), scarecrow (spelling are), fairy (spelling air).
2. Sentence 2: Identify spellings of /or/ (like fork). The words with this sound are courtside (spelling or), uproar (spelling our), Hornets (spelling or).
3. Sentence 3: Identify words with both /är/ and /or/. The word ordinary has /or/ (spelling or) and /är/ (spelling ar); airport has /är/ (spelling air) and /or/ (spelling or).

For the challenge task:

1. /är/ sound:

• Middle position: Use a different spelling than ar/are/air (e.g., carpet uses ar but we use marble with ar is same, so use heart with ear for /är/ in middle).
• End position: Use a spelling like are (e.g., declare).

1. /or/ sound:

• Beginning position: Use or spelling (e.g., orbit).
• Middle position: Use ore spelling (e.g., explore).
• End position: Use oor spelling (e.g., door).

Answer:

Main Task:

1. Sentence 1 (underline /är/ spellings):

While driving through <u>Arizona</u>, I saw a <u>scarecrow</u> wearing a <u>fairy</u> dress.

1. Sentence 2 (box /or/ spellings):

Try to ignore the <box>courtside</box> <box>uproar</box> from the <box>Hornets</box> fans.

1. Sentence 3 (circle words with both sounds):

It is <circle>ordinary</circle> to wait a short time for your bags in the <circle>airport</circle>.

Challenge Yourself:

/är/

• beginning: artist
• middle: heart
• end: declare

/or/

• beginning: orbit
• middle: explore
• end: door