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 is this? (a) scarf (b) scorf (c) scerf
- 2.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 3.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 4.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) turkey (c) tarkey
- 5.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
- 6.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) shark (b) unicorn (c) turkey
- 7.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammar (c) hammer
- 8.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 9.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tartle (c) tortle
- 10.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) butter (c) scarf
- 11.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) burger (c) dart
- 12.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jor (b) jer (c) jar
- 13.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) forst (c) first
- 14.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcorn (c) popcern
- 15.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
- 16.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) dart (b) torch (c) circus
- 17.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) scarf (b) popcorn (c) circle
- 18.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 19.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) ladder (b) circle (c) purple
- 20.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) cur (c) car
- 21.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 22.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) shark (c) fork
- 23.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) first (b) burger (c) hammer
- 24.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) spider (b) fork (c) car
- 25.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tiger (b) tigor (c) tigar
- 26.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
- 27.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 28.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 29.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 30.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
- 31.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bord (c) bird
- 32.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) burger (b) bird (c) popcorn
- 33.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) ferk (c) fark
- 34.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
- 35.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) yarn (b) butter (c) fork
- 36.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) guitar (b) circus (c) butter
- 37.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) torch (c) flower
- 38.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) cern (c) carn
- 39.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tirch (b) tarch (c) torch
- 40.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
Answer key
- scarf
- ir
- er
- turkey
- ar
- unicorn
- hammer
- er
- turtle
- scarf
- dart
- jar
- first
- popcorn
- or
- torch
- circle
- or
- purple
- car
- ir
- turkey
- burger
- car
- tiger
- ur
- ir
- ar
- er
- ur
- bird
- popcorn
- fork
- or
- fork
- circus
- shark
- corn
- torch
- ur
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