R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 101 · 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.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bard (c) bord
2. 2.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
3. 3.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcurn (b) popcorn (c) popcarn
4. 4.🍔 Which word is this? (a) burger (b) borger (c) barger
5. 5.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
6. 6.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) car (b) turkey (c) thermometer
7. 7.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) thermometer (b) third (c) star
8. 8.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) jar (b) thermometer (c) third
9. 9.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) ladder (c) purple
10. 10.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) spider (b) torch (c) scarf
11. 11.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) flower (b) girl (c) corn
12. 12.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
13. 13.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) star (b) first (c) fork
14. 14.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
15. 15.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
16. 16.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) girl (c) garl
17. 17.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
18. 18.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) guitar (b) turtle (c) unicorn
19. 19.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
20. 20.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
21. 21.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turtle (b) hammer (c) unicorn
22. 22.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) third (b) popcorn (c) shark
23. 23.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
24. 24.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) butter (b) girl (c) jar
25. 25.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) third (b) purple (c) corn
26. 26.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) car (c) circle
27. 27.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) bird (b) hammer (c) turtle
28. 28.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) turtle (c) tartle
29. 29.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
30. 30.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) shark (b) turkey (c) flower
31. 31.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) ladder (b) fork (c) circus
32. 32.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scarf (b) scorf (c) scurf
33. 33.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) purple (c) parple
34. 34.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
35. 35.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) star (b) bird (c) paper
36. 36.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) spider (b) fork (c) yarn
37. 37.⭕ Which word is this? (a) circle (b) corcle (c) carcle
38. 38.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) star (c) fork
39. 39.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turtle (b) thermometer (c) popcorn
40. 40.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) guitar (c) bird

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