{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": [
    "LearningResource",
    "Dataset"
  ],
  "@id": "https://printablescholar.com/data/phonics/r-controlled-er.json",
  "name": "R-Controlled (er) Worksheets",
  "description": "Free printable r-controlled (er) worksheets for 1st and 2nd grade. Includes a decodable reading passage, word sort, phrasing practice cards, and rapid naming chart. Aligned to Science of Reading scope and sequence. Download print-ready PDFs instantly.",
  "url": "https://printablescholar.com/phonics-worksheets/r-controlled-er/",
  "license": "https://printablescholar.com/methodology/",
  "isAccessibleForFree": true,
  "inLanguage": "en-US",
  "dateModified": "2026-05-21",
  "creator": {
    "@type": "Organization",
    "@id": "https://printablescholar.com/#org",
    "name": "Printable Scholar",
    "url": "https://printablescholar.com"
  },
  "author": {
    "@type": "Person",
    "@id": "https://printablescholar.com/about/#emma",
    "name": "Emma Reed",
    "jobTitle": "Editorial Lead"
  },
  "educationalLevel": [
    "Grade 1",
    "Grade 2"
  ],
  "learningResourceType": [
    "DecodableText",
    "Worksheet",
    "AssessmentResource"
  ],
  "teaches": {
    "@type": "DefinedTerm",
    "name": "R-Controlled \u2014 ER",
    "description": "ER r-controlled vowel",
    "inDefinedTermSet": "Science of Reading \u2014 systematic phonics scope and sequence"
  },
  "educationalAlignment": [
    {
      "@type": "AlignmentObject",
      "alignmentType": "teaches",
      "educationalFramework": "Science of Reading (National Reading Panel, Reading Rockets, IDA)",
      "targetName": "R-Controlled \u2014 ER phonics pattern"
    }
  ],
  "variableMeasured": [
    "target_words",
    "sight_words",
    "decodable_passage",
    "word_sort_cards",
    "phrasing_cards",
    "rapid_naming_chart"
  ],
  "skill": {
    "id": "r-controlled-er",
    "label": "R-Controlled (er) Worksheets",
    "skill_name": "R-Controlled \u2014 ER",
    "pattern": "ER r-controlled vowel",
    "phase": 4,
    "phase_label": "Vowel Teams & Advanced",
    "grade": "1st-2nd",
    "target_keyword": "er worksheets"
  },
  "target_words": [
    "her",
    "fern",
    "herd",
    "jerk",
    "perk",
    "term",
    "perm",
    "verb",
    "herb",
    "after",
    "river",
    "never",
    "sister",
    "water",
    "paper",
    "super",
    "under",
    "over",
    "other",
    "mother"
  ],
  "sight_words": [
    "the",
    "is",
    "a",
    "and",
    "to",
    "was",
    "it",
    "she",
    "he",
    "they",
    "said",
    "have",
    "with",
    "you",
    "are",
    "be"
  ],
  "decodable_passage": {
    "title": "Jane's Purple Fern",
    "text": "Jane had a big plan. She felt a wish to help her mother. Jane saw their fern. It felt damp. She ran to get water. The big pot of water was under the sink. It was too much for her. Jane ran to find her sister.\n\n\"Kim, can you help me?\" Jane said. \"The water pot is super big. I can not get it.\"\n\nKim came over. She took the pot. Kim took it over to the fern. Jane's mother came in. \"Thank you, Kim!\" her mother said. Jane smiled. Her plan had been a good one.",
    "highlight_instruction": "Circle or highlight all the ER r-controlled words in the story above. How many did you find?"
  },
  "word_sort": {
    "categories": [
      "Real Words",
      "Nonsense Words"
    ],
    "words": [
      {
        "word": "her",
        "category": "Real Words"
      },
      {
        "word": "fern",
        "category": "Real Words"
      },
      {
        "word": "herd",
        "category": "Real Words"
      },
      {
        "word": "jerk",
        "category": "Real Words"
      },
      {
        "word": "perk",
        "category": "Real Words"
      },
      {
        "word": "term",
        "category": "Real Words"
      },
      {
        "word": "perm",
        "category": "Real Words"
      },
      {
        "word": "verb",
        "category": "Real Words"
      },
      {
        "word": "herb",
        "category": "Real Words"
      },
      {
        "word": "after",
        "category": "Real Words"
      },
      {
        "word": "cerz",
        "category": "Nonsense Words"
      },
      {
        "word": "perz",
        "category": "Nonsense Words"
      },
      {
        "word": "lerz",
        "category": "Nonsense Words"
      },
      {
        "word": "herz",
        "category": "Nonsense Words"
      },
      {
        "word": "ferz",
        "category": "Nonsense Words"
      },
      {
        "word": "kerz",
        "category": "Nonsense Words"
      }
    ]
  },
  "phrasing_cards": [],
  "rapid_naming_chart": {}
}