ShortBossy R (ar) word family
-art Words
/ษrt/ โ words that share the -art pattern
The -art family pairs the /ษr/ sound with a final /t/. Cart, part, and start are common enough to appear in everyday speech and simple sentences.
How the -art family works
Keep the ending -art together, then add or change the beginning sound. Read through the whole word from left to right instead of guessing from its first letter.
7 reviewed examples
-art word list
Begin with the shorter words. Add the second group only after blends and digraphs in those words have been taught.
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After blends or digraphs
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Listening check
Listen and choose the -art word
Question 1 of 5
Now read the same words aloud and use one in a sentence.
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Read -art words in sentences
1Start the cart.
2Part of the art is on the chart.
3A smart plan can start fast.
4The tart looks like art.
5Push the cart to the start.
Ask the learner to underline the -art word, decode it, and then reread the complete sentence naturally.
Spelling and pronunciation
Keep this family accurate
Keep ar as one bossy-r chunk, /ษr/, before the final /t/.
Five-minute routine
Practise without memorizing the list
Cover the list and reveal one word at a time. Say each sound, blend, then reread the word normally.
Build cart, then exchange its first sound to make another real word from this page.
Read one sentence, dictate one target word, and ask the learner to explain which letters spell the shared ending.
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