R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 10 · 40 questions

How the sounds work (The r changes the vowel): Spot the vowel + r: ar, or, er, ir or ur. Read it as one sound: c-ar, f-or-k. er, ir and ur sound the same, so learn which spelling each word uses: bird, turtle, tiger.

1. 1.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
2. 2.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
3. 3.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
4. 4.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
5. 5.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) spider (b) unicorn (c) first
6. 6.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) purple (c) porple
7. 7.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) tharmometer (b) thormometer (c) thermometer
8. 8.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) cern (c) corn
9. 9.🍴 Which word is this? (a) ferk (b) fork (c) fark
10. 10.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
11. 11.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) ladder (b) car (c) turkey
12. 12.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) car (b) computer (c) circle
13. 13.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
14. 14.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
15. 15.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
16. 16.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turkey (b) torch (c) first
17. 17.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcorn (c) popcurn
18. 18.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
19. 19.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitur (b) guitor (c) guitar
20. 20.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) girl (c) gorl
21. 21.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
22. 22.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
23. 23.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
24. 24.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) purple (b) girl (c) unicorn
25. 25.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
26. 26.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) paper (b) circle (c) purple
27. 27.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) popcorn (b) bird (c) turkey
28. 28.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) turtle (c) tartle
29. 29.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
30. 30.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
31. 31.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) ladder (c) fork
32. 32.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
33. 33.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
34. 34.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) ladder (b) unicorn (c) scarf
35. 35.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
36. 36.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
37. 37.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) dart (c) tiger
38. 38.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) torch (c) terch
39. 39.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jur (b) jar (c) jor
40. 40.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or

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