The Red Car - Short a and Bossy ar Word Pattern Sort

Oct 22, 2026

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Printable learning activity pack for BOB Books: Set 3, Book 4, themed around the “Red Car.” Includes 10 exercises such as Wheels on the Car word pattern sorting, Word Hunt, vowel-pattern coloring, writing targeted words, cutting and pasting rhymes, and multiple sight-word puzzle and search activities. Provides directions for printing, cutting, laminating, matching word pieces, plus optional game support and an answer key grouping short a words and bossy ar words.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLiterature

FormatPDF

Pages20

Reading Time31 min

AccessFree to download

Wheels on the Car (short a and bossy ar word sort)

Word Hunt

Color by Vowel Pattern

Write a Word

Cut and Paste a Rhyme

Sight Word Puzzles

Sight Word Search

Roll and Write a Sight Word

Match-a-Sight Word

Spell and Roll! Game

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1. Wheels on the Car (short a and bossy ar word sort)
2. Word Hunt
3. Color by Short Vowel
4. Write a Word
5. Cut and Paste a Rhyme
6. Sight Word Puzzles
7. Sight Word Search
8. Roll and Write a Sight Word
9. Match-a-Sight Word
10. Spell and Roll! Game
This printable pack was created for use with your child at home orin the classroom setting. Permission was granted from BOB Books to use their logo.
Created by [Becky @](Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)[ ](Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)[www.thisreadingmama.com](Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)
©2013 All Rights Reserved. | Short a and Bossy ar Word Pattern Sort Wheels on the Car Directions: Print on cardstock, cut out and laminate for durability. Sort the words* on the wheels as either having the short a, or bossy ar pattern. Place around or under the corresponding red cars. *I have added a few review words to the sort that are not located in this particular book. |
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| The Red Car BOB Books: Set 3, Book 4 ©2013 All Rights Reserved. Created by [Becky @](Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)[ ](Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)[www.thisreadingmama.com](Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com) Short a and Bossy ar Word Pattern Sort |
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| Answer Key: Short a: sat, had, ran, and, flap, nap Bossy ar: car, star, start, Mark, smart, Barb Optional game pieces for Spell and Roll! {pg. 15-19 of download} Note: The game board is identical in every BOB Book Set 3 Pack. The Red Car BOB Books: Set 3, Book 4 ©2013 All Rights Reserved. Created by [Becky @](Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)[ ](Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)[www.thisreadingmama.com](Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com) Word Hunt Directions: Find all the words with the same bossy ar pattern like star.(Students can dot, circle, underline, or highlight the short o words) | The car did not start. | | --- | | Mark pushed the car. | | The red car was for Barb. | | Mark and Carl hopped in. | | The red car was a star. | | The red car started. | | Carl and Mark pushed. | | Barb said,“Smart !” | The Red Car BOB Books: Set 3, Book 4 ©2013 All Rights Reserved. Created by [Becky @](Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)[ ](Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)[www.thisreadingmama.com](Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com) Color by Vowel Pattern car Mark had Color a = gray ar = red smart start star sat BOB Books: Set 3 , Book 4 (The Red Car) Created by [Becky @](Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)[ ](Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)[www.thisreadingmama.com](Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com) ©2013 All Rights Reserved. Cut and Paste a Rhyme | car | but | | --- | --- | | red | not | | ran | will | Cut out the words and paste them in the box with the word that rhymes. | sped | hill | | --- | --- | | got | star | | cut | fan | The Red Car BOB Books: Set 3, Book 4 ©2013 All Rights Reserved. Created by [Becky @](Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)[ ](Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)[www.thisreadingmama.com](Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com) Write a Word The Red Car BOB Books: Set 3, Book 4 Look at each picture, then spell the word on the lines from the book. |
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| car, ran, not, sat, red, push, hop, star, honk ©2013 All Rights Reserved. Created by [Becky @](Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)[ ](Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)[www.thisreadingmama.com](Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com) Sight Word Puzzles Directions: Print onto colored cardstock or construction paper. Laminate and cut out for durability. Cut apart words on dotted lines. Lay them on work space and ask the child to match up the puzzles. Read the words created. | we | off | | --- | --- | | out | will

FAQs

How do you sort words in the “Wheels on the Car” activity?

Print, cut out, and laminate the word pieces. Place the words around or under the corresponding red cars by sorting them into the short a pattern or the bossy ar pattern.

What do the color assignments mean in “Color by Vowel Pattern”?

The worksheet indicates that a = gray and ar = red, so students color the listed words by the vowel pattern.

What is included in the answer key?

The answer key lists example short a words (sat, had, ran, and, flap, nap) and bossy ar words (car, star, start, Mark, smart, Barb).

Oct 22, 2026

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