R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 148 · 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.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
2. 2.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) flower (b) circus (c) jar
3. 3.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) fork (c) ferk
4. 4.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) tortle (c) turtle
5. 5.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
6. 6.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) burger (c) star
7. 7.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
8. 8.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) scarf (b) computer (c) third
9. 9.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
10. 10.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) hammer (c) turtle
11. 11.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
12. 12.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) torch (c) tirch
13. 13.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
14. 14.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) guitar (c) purple
15. 15.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) torch (b) turtle (c) car
16. 16.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
17. 17.🎪 Which word is this? (a) corcus (b) carcus (c) circus
18. 18.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guiter (b) guitar (c) guitor
19. 19.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
20. 20.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) butter (c) girl
21. 21.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) guitar (c) corn
22. 22.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
23. 23.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bird (c) bord
24. 24.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) sherk (c) shark
25. 25.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scurf (b) scorf (c) scarf
26. 26.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) third (b) ladder (c) popcorn
27. 27.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcirn (c) popcarn
28. 28.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) hammer (b) dart (c) purple
29. 29.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
30. 30.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) bird (b) popcorn (c) scarf
31. 31.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) hammer (b) turkey (c) girl
32. 32.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) circle (c) carcle
33. 33.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
34. 34.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
35. 35.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) shark (c) corn
36. 36.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) tarkey (c) turkey
37. 37.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jir (b) jor (c) jar
38. 38.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) first (b) popcorn (c) burger
39. 39.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowor (b) flower (c) flowar
40. 40.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir

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