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.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
- 2.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 3.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) corn (c) tiger
- 4.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bard (c) bird
- 5.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) third (c) thard
- 6.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) unicorn (c) car
- 7.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) fark (c) firk
- 8.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
- 9.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) ster (c) star
- 10.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) spider (b) turtle (c) jar
- 11.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) third (b) guitar (c) burger
- 12.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) guitar (c) circle
- 13.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 14.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 15.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
- 16.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) ladder (b) shark (c) bird
- 17.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 18.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 19.🎪 Which word is this? (a) corcus (b) carcus (c) circus
- 20.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) fork (c) spider
- 21.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scarf (c) scerf
- 22.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 23.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cur (b) cor (c) car
- 24.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) popcorn (b) purple (c) girl
- 25.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) tortle (c) turtle
- 26.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) third (b) burger (c) jar
- 27.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guitir (c) guitar
- 28.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) popcorn (b) turkey (c) first
- 29.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowor (b) flower (c) flowar
- 30.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 31.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shurk (b) shork (c) shark
- 32.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
- 33.🍔 Which word is this? (a) burger (b) borger (c) barger
- 34.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yern (b) yorn (c) yarn
- 35.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) torch (c) turkey
- 36.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
- 37.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 38.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) girl (b) corn (c) butter
- 39.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) unicorn (b) shark (c) girl
- 40.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
Answer key
- or
- or
- circus
- bird
- third
- burger
- fork
- ar
- star
- turtle
- guitar
- corn
- ur
- ar
- er
- shark
- er
- ir
- circus
- spider
- scarf
- ur
- car
- purple
- turtle
- third
- guitar
- turkey
- flower
- ir
- shark
- ur
- burger
- yarn
- bird
- ar
- or
- butter
- girl
- ur
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