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) burger (b) scarf (c) third
- 2.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcern (b) popcarn (c) popcorn
- 3.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) flower (b) turtle (c) third
- 4.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) scarf (b) corn (c) turkey
- 5.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 6.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) turtle (c) guitar
- 7.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) hammer (c) purple
- 8.💻 Which word is this? (a) computor (b) computer (c) computar
- 9.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
- 10.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
- 11.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
- 12.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shark (b) shork (c) shurk
- 13.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) thermometer (c) jar
- 14.📄 Which word is this? (a) papor (b) papar (c) paper
- 15.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddor (b) laddar (c) ladder
- 16.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) jar (c) butter
- 17.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) turkey (c) thermometer
- 18.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) yarn (c) computer
- 19.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) curn (c) corn
- 20.👧 Which word is this? (a) girl (b) garl (c) gorl
- 21.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) porple (c) parple
- 22.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 23.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) ladder (c) circle
- 24.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicern (c) unicorn
- 25.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 26.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
- 27.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
- 28.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) stir (c) star
- 29.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammer (c) hammar
- 30.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 31.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) butter (b) popcorn (c) turtle
- 32.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) turtle (c) guitar
- 33.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) flower (b) torch (c) turtle
- 34.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
- 35.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
- 36.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) dart (b) tiger (c) unicorn
- 37.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) fork (c) shark
- 38.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) turtle (c) tortle
- 39.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
- 40.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
Answer key
- scarf
- popcorn
- flower
- corn
- er
- fork
- torch
- computer
- ur
- ur
- or
- shark
- jar
- paper
- ladder
- unicorn
- girl
- computer
- corn
- girl
- purple
- er
- shark
- unicorn
- or
- ur
- ar
- star
- hammer
- er
- popcorn
- guitar
- turtle
- ir
- or
- tiger
- circus
- turtle
- ar
- er
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