R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 118 · 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.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
2. 2.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcirn (c) popcorn
3. 3.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) ferk (c) fork
4. 4.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) turkey (c) corn
5. 5.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
6. 6.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) butter (b) car (c) circle
7. 7.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
8. 8.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) popcorn (b) circus (c) butter
9. 9.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) turtle (c) tortle
10. 10.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
11. 11.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) spider (b) bird (c) torch
12. 12.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
13. 13.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circle (b) scarf (c) paper
14. 14.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) turtle (c) guitar
15. 15.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) girl (b) yarn (c) turtle
16. 16.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thord (c) thard
17. 17.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
18. 18.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) jar (b) flower (c) unicorn
19. 19.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) first (b) corn (c) turkey
20. 20.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
21. 21.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidar (b) spidor (c) spider
22. 22.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) star (b) circus (c) burger
23. 23.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
24. 24.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) star (c) thermometer
25. 25.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicorn (c) unicurn
26. 26.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
27. 27.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
28. 28.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
29. 29.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dart (b) durt (c) dort
30. 30.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turtle (b) shark (c) circle
31. 31.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
32. 32.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
33. 33.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) dart (c) burger
34. 34.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) third (c) yarn
35. 35.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
36. 36.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) bird (b) paper (c) popcorn
37. 37.⭐ Which word is this? (a) star (b) stur (c) stor
38. 38.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
39. 39.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) shark (b) corn (c) thermometer
40. 40.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) first (b) turkey (c) spider

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