R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 18 · 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 has the letters “ar”? (a) popcorn (b) turtle (c) star
2. 2.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
3. 3.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
4. 4.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) jar (b) purple (c) popcorn
5. 5.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) fork (c) furk
6. 6.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
7. 7.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
8. 8.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
9. 9.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) bird (c) butter
10. 10.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
11. 11.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) ladder (c) yarn
12. 12.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) jar (b) circle (c) torch
13. 13.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
14. 14.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jar (b) jor (c) jer
15. 15.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
16. 16.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
17. 17.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) guitar (b) turtle (c) thermometer
18. 18.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
19. 19.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) purple (b) car (c) ladder
20. 20.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) thard (c) third
21. 21.🪜 Which word is this? (a) ladder (b) laddor (c) laddar
22. 22.🍔 Which word is this? (a) burger (b) barger (c) borger
23. 23.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
24. 24.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turkey (b) fork (c) thermometer
25. 25.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) car (b) flower (c) turtle
26. 26.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) sherk (c) shark
27. 27.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammer (b) hammar (c) hammor
28. 28.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) jar (b) spider (c) first
29. 29.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tigar (c) tiger
30. 30.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
31. 31.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
32. 32.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scerf (c) scarf
33. 33.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) popcorn (c) jar
34. 34.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) torkey (c) tarkey
35. 35.👧 Which word is this? (a) girl (b) gorl (c) garl
36. 36.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
37. 37.💻 Which word is this? (a) computar (b) computor (c) computer
38. 38.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) fork (c) jar
39. 39.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
40. 40.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur

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