← R-controlled vowels lesson New set →

R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 115 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) furk (c) fork
  2. 2.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) hammer (b) torch (c) yarn
  3. 3.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  4. 4.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  5. 5.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) popcorn (b) ladder (c) turtle
  6. 6.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) bird (b) unicorn (c) shark
  7. 7.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  8. 8.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) tortle (c) turtle
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) unicorn (b) first (c) turkey
  10. 10.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) parple (c) porple
  11. 11.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) tarkey (c) turkey
  12. 12.📄 Which word is this? (a) papor (b) papar (c) paper
  13. 13.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) girl (c) yarn
  14. 14.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) first (c) forst
  15. 15.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  16. 16.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) girl (b) corn (c) burger
  17. 17.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
  18. 18.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  19. 19.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  20. 20.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) corcle (c) circle
  21. 21.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
  22. 22.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
  23. 23.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  24. 24.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yirn (b) yarn (c) yorn
  25. 25.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jor (b) jar (c) jir
  26. 26.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) third (b) dart (c) tiger
  27. 27.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  28. 28.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) dart (b) tiger (c) girl
  29. 29.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammer (b) hammar (c) hammor
  30. 30.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scurf (c) scarf
  31. 31.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tigar (c) tiger
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) hammer (b) bird (c) fork
  33. 33.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  34. 34.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) ladder (b) unicorn (c) turtle
  36. 36.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) torch (b) scarf (c) spider
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) first (c) butter
  39. 39.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  40. 40.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) tharmometer (b) thermometer (c) thormometer

Answer key

  1. fork
  2. hammer
  3. ur
  4. er
  5. turtle
  6. shark
  7. ur
  8. turtle
  9. first
  10. purple
  11. turkey
  12. paper
  13. yarn
  14. first
  15. er
  16. burger
  17. ir
  18. ir
  19. er
  20. circle
  21. ar
  22. ir
  23. er
  24. yarn
  25. jar
  26. third
  27. ar
  28. tiger
  29. hammer
  30. scarf
  31. tiger
  32. fork
  33. ar
  34. ur
  35. ladder
  36. ar
  37. scarf
  38. butter
  39. or
  40. thermometer

Free phonics lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/phonics-for-kids