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.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
- 2.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicurn (b) unicarn (c) unicorn
- 3.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowor (b) flowar (c) flower
- 4.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) corn (b) computer (c) burger
- 5.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
- 6.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) thermometer (b) torch (c) scarf
- 7.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 8.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) flower (b) corn (c) circle
- 9.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) fork (c) burger
- 10.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 11.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) thermometer (b) third (c) turkey
- 12.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 13.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) corn (c) curn
- 14.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dirt (c) dart
- 15.🍴 Which word is this? (a) furk (b) fork (c) fark
- 16.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 17.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 18.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 19.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
- 20.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) torkey (c) turkey
- 21.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bird (c) bard
- 22.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) shark (c) shurk
- 23.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 24.🥇 Which word is this? (a) first (b) forst (c) farst
- 25.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 26.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) circle (c) corcle
- 27.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) girl (c) gorl
- 28.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 29.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) third (b) turkey (c) car
- 30.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 31.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) burger (c) computer
- 32.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 33.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) guitar (c) butter
- 34.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) guitar (b) torch (c) purple
- 35.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) car (c) cir
- 36.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scarf (c) scirf
- 37.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) circle (b) turtle (c) star
- 38.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guiter (b) guitar (c) guitor
- 39.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) scarf (b) paper (c) fork
- 40.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) star (c) bird
Answer key
- ir
- unicorn
- flower
- burger
- or
- torch
- er
- flower
- circle
- or
- turkey
- ur
- corn
- dart
- fork
- ur
- ir
- ar
- ar
- turkey
- bird
- shark
- er
- first
- or
- circle
- girl
- ir
- car
- er
- first
- ar
- girl
- purple
- car
- scarf
- turtle
- guitar
- fork
- star
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