Color the Chunk - Directions - Color the bossy r patterns

Oct 22, 2026

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Printable phonics activity focused on “bossy r” word patterns. Learners color specific r-controlled patterns in a black-and-white box using a provided color code, then read the words aloud to practice decoding. Pages include multiple pattern sets such as ar, er, ir, or, ur, along with a review covering all bossy r patterns, supporting beginning and struggling readers. Includes directions and usage terms for home, classroom, or tutoring use.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages8

Reading Time20 min

AccessFree to download

Color the Chunk

Directions

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Bossy R Pages
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Directions
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Directions:
Colbr each bossYr potfern in the block box adfferent colo
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Use you color code to color the bossy r potterns in eoch
word Rood the words adoud to someone
struggling readers use word
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chunks to read words!
This pack includes a page for ar,
mark herd turn
er,ir,or,ur,&areview page for
all bossy r patterns.
north Start chirp
BossyoRn
Burst
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perch jerk
Clerk
Stern
per
term
herd
perm
herb tern
Serve
perk germ Were
nerve
SWerV
www.thisreadingmamacom | | --- | # Color the Chunk Directions: For each word,color in the ir pattern.Then use thepattern to help you read the word aloud as in girl | chirp
firm
Stir
birth
Swirl
fir
first
dirt
whirl
squirt third
Sir
thirst twirl skirt
irk
bird
shirt
www.thisreadingmamacom | | --- | # Color the Chunk Directions: For each word,color in the or pattern Then use thepattern to help you read the word aloud as in fork | forth
◎orn
no厂
Cord north
pork
horse
fort short
porch lord
Storm
for
Cork
SCorn
horn torch
Orn
www.thisreadingmamacom | | --- | # Color the Chunk Directions: For each word,color in the ur pattern.Then use thepattern to help you read the word aloud | fur
hurt
Spur
churn
Surf
lurk
blurf
Curl
purr
lurch
burst
Curb
burp
turn
hurl
church
purse
www.thisreadingmamacom | | --- | # the Chunk Directions: Color each bossy r pattern in the black box a different color.Use your color code to color the bossy r patterns in eachword.Read the words aloud to someone. | hurt forth Clerk
mark herd
turn
north
Start chirp
burst
Storm
Stir
sharp
port
Curl
born third
perch
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FAQs

How should students complete each “Color the Chunk” page?

Color each bossy r pattern in the black box using the given color code. Then read the words aloud using the pattern to help decoding.

Which bossy r patterns are included?

The activity includes pages for ar, er, ir, or, and ur, plus a review page covering all bossy r patterns.

What is the purpose of using a color code?

The color code helps learners visually recognize the r-controlled word patterns, improving their ability to read the words aloud with confidence.

Oct 22, 2026

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