Barn or Fort Sort Worksheet Barn or Fort Sort
Distinguish between the /ar/ and /or/ sounds!
Name: __________________________
Date: ___________________________
Instructions:
Cut out the word and picture squares from the bottom of the page. Say the name of each picture out loud. If it has the /ar/ sound like barn, glue it in the Barn. If it has the /or/ sound like fort, glue it in the Fort.
🚜
The Barn
Words with "ar"
🏰
The Fort
Words with "or"
Cut along the line
⭐ star
🍴 fork
🚗 car
🌽 corn
🦈 shark
📯 horn
🫙 jar
🐎 horse
Sound Scout Color Worksheet Sound Scout Color
Spot the sounds and color the quest!
Student Name
Date
Mission Orders:
Read each word below. Look at the picture and say the word out loud. Use the code on the right to color each shape!
AR
as in barn
OR
as in fort
⛈️ storm
🧶 yarn
🔦 torch
🧣 scarf
🧑🌾 farm
🎺 horn
🛝 park
🍴 fork
🃏 card
🧭 north
🎶 harp
⚽ sport
Think: Does it sound like Barn or Fort?
Sound Sentry Teacher Guide Sound Sentry Teacher Guide
R-Controlled Vowel Focus: /ar/ & /or/ + Heart Words
Teacher Resource
Learning Objectives
Students will distinguish between /ar/ and /or/ sounds using phonological awareness.
Students will identify and map the irregular "heart" parts of the high-frequency words pretty and nothing .
Discussion Prompts
"Put your hand on your throat when you say the /r/ sound. Can you feel the vibration?"
"How does your mouth change shape when you move from /ar/ to /or/?" (The mouth rounds more for /or/).
"For pretty , what sound does that 'e' make? Is it what we expect?"
Word Bank Reference
/ar/ (Barn)
star, car, shark, jar, yarn, scarf, farm, park, card, harp
/or/ (Fort)
fork, corn, horn, horse, storm, torch, north, sport
Heart Words
pretty (e = /i/)
nothing (o = /u/)
Instructional Steps
1
Sound Introduction
Model the sounds using BARN and FORT . Have students exaggerate mouth movements.
2
Guided Practice (Sort)
Use the Barn or Fort Sort Worksheet . Encourage saying each word out loud before cutting.
3
Independent Check (Color)
Use the Sound Scout Color Worksheet to assess internal processing of sounds.
4
Heart Word Integration
Introduce pretty and nothing . Use the mapping worksheets to identify the tricky "heart" part of each word.
Differentiation Strategies
Support
Use a mirror during Heart Word mapping so students can see their mouth shape for the /i/ sound in pretty .
Challenge
Ask students to find other words where 'o' sounds like /u/ (e.g., love, mother ).
Sound Sentry Answer Key Answer Key
Barn or Fort Showdown Activities
Barn or Fort Sort Worksheet
🚜 The Barn (/ar/)
⭐ star
🚗 car
🦈 shark
🫙 jar
🏰 The Fort (/or/)
🍴 fork
🌽 corn
📯 horn
🐎 horse
Sound Scout Color Worksheet
COLOR THESE RED (AR)
🧶 yarn
🧣 scarf
🧑🌾 farm
🛝 park
🃏 card
🎶 harp
COLOR THESE BLUE (OR)
⛈️ storm
🔦 torch
🎺 horn
🍴 fork
🧭 north
⚽ sport
Total Items: 20 | 10 'ar' words & 10 'or' words across both materials.
Pretty Heart Word Worksheet Heart Word Hero
Learning words by heart!
Word Quest
PRETTY
Name: __________________________ Date: ___________________________
1. Say it, Tap it, Map it!
Say the word "pretty" out loud. Tap each sound you hear. Then, write one sound in each box.
p
r
e
tt
y
The "e" in pretty says /i/! This is the part we learn by heart.
2. Practice Path
Trace it
pretty
Write it
3. Word Hunt
Circle every "pretty" you find!
party
pretty
please
pretty
pity
present
point
pretty
proper
4. Sentence Power
Read the sentence and write "pretty" in the blank.
Look at that ___________ flower in the garden!
Nothing Heart Word Worksheet Heart Word Hero
Learning words by heart!
Word Quest
nothing
Name: __________________________ Date: ___________________________
1. Say it, Tap it, Map it!
Say the word "nothing" out loud. Tap each sound you hear. Then, write one sound in each box.
n
o
th
i
ng
The "o" in nothing says /u/! This is the part we learn by heart.
2. Practice Path
Trace it
nothing
Write it
3. Word Hunt
Circle every "nothing" you find!
nothing
notice
night
nobody
nothing
number
nothing
nearly
nothing
4. Sentence Power
Read the sentence and write "nothing" in the blank.
There was ___________ left in the cookie jar!