R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets
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.
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- 1.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) circle (c) corcle
- 2.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bord (c) bird
- 3.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) forst (c) first
- 4.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 5.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 6.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guitir (c) guitar
- 7.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) torch (b) hammer (c) third
- 8.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
- 9.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) circus (c) corcus
- 10.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turtle (b) car (c) bird
- 11.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammar (c) hammer
- 12.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) burger (c) barger
- 13.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) purple (b) dart (c) girl
- 14.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
- 15.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) third (b) turtle (c) corn
- 16.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 17.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) butter (b) fork (c) purple
- 18.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) corn (b) first (c) turkey
- 19.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) ladder (b) circle (c) turtle
- 20.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) flower (b) burger (c) car
- 21.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) ladder (c) first
- 22.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) star (b) circus (c) computer
- 23.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 24.📄 Which word is this? (a) paper (b) papar (c) papor
- 25.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jar (b) jur (c) jor
- 26.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 27.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 28.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) thermometer (b) purple (c) star
- 29.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 30.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 31.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) tortle (c) turtle
- 32.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scirf (c) scarf
- 33.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 34.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 35.🚗 Which word is this? (a) car (b) cer (c) cor
- 36.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) yarn (b) hammer (c) popcorn
- 37.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circus (b) car (c) unicorn
- 38.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 39.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) popcorn (c) thermometer
- 40.⭐ Which word is this? (a) ster (b) star (c) stor
Answer key
- circle
- bird
- first
- ir
- or
- guitar
- hammer
- ir
- circus
- bird
- hammer
- burger
- dart
- er
- corn
- or
- purple
- first
- circle
- car
- shark
- computer
- ar
- paper
- jar
- or
- or
- star
- ur
- ir
- turtle
- scarf
- er
- ar
- car
- popcorn
- unicorn
- ur
- thermometer
- star
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