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) jor (b) jar (c) jer
- 2.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
- 3.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) scarf (c) unicorn
- 4.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tartle (c) tortle
- 5.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) spider (b) turtle (c) jar
- 6.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) ladder (c) burger
- 7.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcirn (c) popcorn
- 8.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) ferk (c) fork
- 9.👧 Which word is this? (a) girl (b) garl (c) gorl
- 10.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) shark (c) sherk
- 11.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 12.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) jar (c) unicorn
- 13.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) papor (c) paper
- 14.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) computer (b) turkey (c) popcorn
- 15.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 16.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 17.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) barger (c) burger
- 18.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
- 19.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) flower (b) shark (c) turkey
- 20.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 21.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 22.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 23.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) thermometer (b) scarf (c) fork
- 24.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 25.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 26.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 27.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
- 28.⭕ Which word is this? (a) circle (b) carcle (c) corcle
- 29.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) star (b) burger (c) first
- 30.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) curn (c) carn
- 31.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 32.⭐ Which word is this? (a) star (b) ster (c) stor
- 33.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) tiger (b) corn (c) star
- 34.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
- 35.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) hammer (c) shark
- 36.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tirch (b) tarch (c) torch
- 37.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 38.🎪 Which word is this? (a) corcus (b) circus (c) carcus
- 39.🚗 Which word is this? (a) car (b) cor (c) cer
- 40.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) third (c) thard
Answer key
- jar
- or
- circus
- turtle
- turtle
- girl
- popcorn
- fork
- girl
- shark
- er
- jar
- paper
- computer
- ar
- er
- burger
- ur
- shark
- or
- er
- ur
- thermometer
- ir
- or
- ir
- ur
- circle
- star
- corn
- or
- star
- corn
- or
- torch
- torch
- er
- circus
- car
- third
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