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This animated phonics song helps children learn about the rcontrolled vowel sound IR in English. Bossy R can make vowels sound different! Fun characters teach kids two words at a time with the IR sound. Kids will love singing along and watching the action after each group of two words. As they do, they’ll practice making the IR sound. Developed with speech therapists to form each letter sound correctly. Extra practice reading words with the letter combination IR follows the song.

For more phonics videos:

Phonics Part 1 (short vowels, consonants, consonantvowelconsonant words)
   • Learn to Read with Phonics | Short Vo...  

Phonics Part 2 (consonant blends, digraphs, silent e, story practice)
   • Learn to Read with Phonics | Consonan...  

Phonics Part 3 (long vowels, rcontrolled vowels, story practice)
   • Learn to Read with Phonics | Long Vow...  

Phonics Part 4 (diphthongs, schwa sound, ending sounds)
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IR Bossy R Song lyrics:

Bossy R can change the way a vowel sounds.
The letters i and r together can make the sound "ir" "ir" "ir"
Hey… that almost sounds like growling! Errrrrrrr!

ir bird
bird ir
ir chirp
chirp ir
ir ir

ir fir
fir ir
ir dirt
dirt ir
ir ir

ir girl
girl ir
ir twirl
twirl ir
ir ir

ir first
first ir
ir third
third ir
ir ir

ir shirt
shirt ir
ir skirt
skirt ir
ir – ir

Great job! Now, see if you can read these words before me, or along with me.
In these words, the letters i and r together make the "ir" sound!

irk
firm
sir

stir
birth
circle

birch
swirl
thirst

quirk
flirt
girth

smirk
shirk
squirm