Year 1R-controlled vowels
ar words
The letters a and r work together to make the /ar/ sound.
ar/ar/ as in arm
Words with ar
Tap a word to see its sounds and hear it.
ar at the start
ar in the middle
ar at the end
Read ar in a sentence.
Every sentence is checked against the sound.
- 1The star is far.
- 2The park has a large garden.
- 3The farm has a barn.
- 4A shark swims in the dark.
How to teach ar
- Introduce the r-controlled digraph. Explain that the letter r changes the way the vowel sounds.
- Model saying the target phoneme three times.
- Students repeat.
- Check articulation and correct mouth placement.
- Identify the phoneme in the example words.
Other ways to spell /ar/
- a
Decodable stories with ar.
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Make a whole ar lesson.
Slides, words and sentences, matched to the sounds your class has learned.