Skill: Bossy "r" spelling/reading pattern (er)
Bossy “r” is bossy but polite, it lets the
vowel go first, but
it doesn’t let it say its sound.
Ex: her You do not hear the vowel sound
“e”, only the consonant sound of “r”.
Read the words listed below.
| after | faster | her | serve |
| brother | father | jerk | sister |
| clerk | germ | mother | under |
| dinner | hamster | person | were |
Can you think of some additional words that have the (er) spelling pattern? Write them.
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Dictation/Spelling Practice for (er) words.
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Read these sentences.
- I will see you after dinner.
- I will serve the next person.
- My father ran faster than my brother.
- My sister’s hamster ran under her bed.
- My mother and brother were at home.
- A person must be alert in the desert.
- Germs are perky and jerky under a microscope.
- Will the universe be studied forever?
- A clever alert clerk deserves respect.
- The barber was after the butterfly.
- Do you prefer jerky or crackerjack?
- Does a rhinoceros live in a herd?
Write one or two sentences. Use at least one or more words that have the bossy (er) spelling pattern. How many (er) words can you include in one sentence?
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Please illustrate your favorite sentence on the back of this page.