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.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circle (b) hammer (c) jar
- 2.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 3.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 4.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) popcorn (b) paper (c) turkey
- 5.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 6.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
- 7.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jir (b) jor (c) jar
- 8.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) purple (b) first (c) shark
- 9.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) torkey (c) tarkey
- 10.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) popcorn (b) butter (c) turkey
- 11.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dart (c) dirt
- 12.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 13.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) shark (c) shirk
- 14.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) guitar (b) spider (c) purple
- 15.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turkey (b) torch (c) circus
- 16.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) corn (c) paper
- 17.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scarf (c) scerf
- 18.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circle (b) fork (c) scarf
- 19.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
- 20.🥇 Which word is this? (a) forst (b) farst (c) first
- 21.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 22.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 23.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
- 24.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) third (c) dart
- 25.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) star (c) stir
- 26.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 27.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) yarn (c) purple
- 28.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) turtle (c) corn
- 29.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
- 30.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) purple (c) porple
- 31.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitar (b) guitur (c) guitor
- 32.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) corcus (c) circus
- 33.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
- 34.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 35.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 36.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) borger (c) burger
- 37.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 38.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) third (b) car (c) ladder
- 39.🚗 Which word is this? (a) car (b) cir (c) cor
- 40.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) purple (b) first (c) fork
Answer key
- jar
- ur
- ur
- paper
- ir
- or
- jar
- first
- turkey
- turkey
- dart
- ur
- shark
- purple
- torch
- turtle
- scarf
- scarf
- or
- first
- er
- ir
- or
- popcorn
- star
- ar
- unicorn
- circus
- ir
- purple
- guitar
- circus
- ir
- ar
- ar
- burger
- er
- ladder
- car
- fork
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