R-Controlled Worksheet — AR (Free PDF)

AR words on one page — the r-controlled sound that's easiest to hear, as in car and star.

What’s inside

• An instructions page explaining the bossy r.
• One practice page: arm, art, b-ar, l-arge, l-ark, m-ark and more, with the mouth tip "opens wide, like saying ahh, then closing with an r".

Every word in this PDF (31)

Handy for checking the list fits your child before printing, or for making your own games.

large, lark, bar, mark, barn, mars, car, park, card, part, cart, scar, charm, shard, dark, sharp, dart, spark, far, start, farm, star, hard, harm, tart, harp, tar, jar, yard, lard, yarn

How to use it

1. Say ar alone first: open wide, "ahh", then the r.
2. Blend each word and write it.
3. Read the list aloud, stretching the ar each time.
4. Large has a soft g — point it out if your child asks.

Who it’s for

Ages 5–7 in Stage 5; ar is usually the first r-controlled sound taught.

Where it fits: Stage 5 — Vowel Teams & Tricky Words

Goes well with

• R-Controlled Vowels (Free PDF): ar, er, ir, or, ur
• The ar sound, US and UK audio