R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 154 · 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.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitar (b) guiter (c) guitor
2. 2.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
3. 3.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) popcorn (b) purple (c) yarn
4. 4.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
5. 5.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
6. 6.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jor (b) jer (c) jar
7. 7.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) firk (c) fark
8. 8.🎪 Which word is this? (a) corcus (b) circus (c) carcus
9. 9.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) yarn (b) circle (c) turtle
10. 10.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) porple (c) purple
11. 11.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circus (b) turkey (c) torch
12. 12.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) butter (b) turkey (c) popcorn
13. 13.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turtle (b) girl (c) guitar
14. 14.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
15. 15.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) star (b) turkey (c) spider
16. 16.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) torch (b) jar (c) bird
17. 17.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
18. 18.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thard (b) thord (c) third
19. 19.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) burger (b) first (c) car
20. 20.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
21. 21.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
22. 22.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) burger (b) corn (c) circle
23. 23.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
24. 24.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) first (c) thermometer
25. 25.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turtle (b) third (c) popcorn
26. 26.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) shark (b) fork (c) bird
27. 27.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
28. 28.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicirn (c) unicorn
29. 29.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
30. 30.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thermometer (b) thormometer (c) tharmometer
31. 31.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) yarn (b) bird (c) burger
32. 32.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turtle (b) fork (c) shark
33. 33.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
34. 34.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) popcorn (b) car (c) computer
35. 35.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) borger (c) burger
36. 36.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) bird (b) unicorn (c) ladder
37. 37.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
38. 38.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
39. 39.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidar (b) spidor (c) spider
40. 40.🥇 Which word is this? (a) first (b) farst (c) forst

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