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.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
- 2.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jor (b) jer (c) jar
- 3.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) bird (b) popcorn (c) purple
- 4.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 5.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) tiger (b) fork (c) shark
- 6.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) fork (b) turkey (c) circle
- 7.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turtle (b) circus (c) flower
- 8.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) torch (c) scarf
- 9.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) hammer (b) guitar (c) first
- 10.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 11.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) torkey (c) turkey
- 12.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tigar (c) tiger
- 13.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circus (b) computer (c) car
- 14.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 15.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 16.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) cur (c) car
- 17.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) purple (c) parple
- 18.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
- 19.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 20.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 21.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) spider (b) popcorn (c) girl
- 22.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
- 23.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) fork (b) hammer (c) scarf
- 24.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 25.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) fork (c) firk
- 26.🌽 Which word is this? (a) curn (b) corn (c) carn
- 27.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 28.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 29.💻 Which word is this? (a) computor (b) computar (c) computer
- 30.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) guitar (b) ladder (c) burger
- 31.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) bird (b) unicorn (c) car
- 32.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 33.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) fork (c) shark
- 34.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) computer (c) dart
- 35.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) tartle (c) turtle
- 36.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
- 37.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 38.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) girl (b) burger (c) popcorn
- 39.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 40.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) burger (b) star (c) torch
Answer key
- ar
- jar
- purple
- or
- shark
- circle
- circus
- scarf
- guitar
- ur
- turkey
- tiger
- computer
- er
- ar
- car
- purple
- er
- ar
- or
- girl
- ir
- hammer
- er
- fork
- corn
- ur
- ar
- computer
- burger
- unicorn
- ur
- turtle
- dart
- turtle
- er
- ar
- popcorn
- ir
- torch
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