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.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
- 2.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) forst (c) first
- 3.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dert (b) dart (c) dort
- 4.🍴 Which word is this? (a) firk (b) fark (c) fork
- 5.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) first (b) unicorn (c) spider
- 6.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammer (c) hammar
- 7.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
- 8.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) popcorn (c) girl
- 9.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) dart (b) torch (c) turtle
- 10.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 11.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 12.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yarn (c) yirn
- 13.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) circle (c) corcle
- 14.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 15.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcurn (b) popcorn (c) popcarn
- 16.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) shark (b) fork (c) tiger
- 17.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) corn (c) spider
- 18.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) turkey (c) torkey
- 19.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) stir (c) star
- 20.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) porple (c) purple
- 21.🍔 Which word is this? (a) burger (b) barger (c) borger
- 22.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 23.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
- 24.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) corn (c) scarf
- 25.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) cern (c) carn
- 26.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) gorl (c) girl
- 27.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) torch (b) hammer (c) guitar
- 28.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bird (c) bard
- 29.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) flower (b) burger (c) circle
- 30.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) flower (b) star (c) popcorn
- 31.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 32.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddar (b) laddor (c) ladder
- 33.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 34.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) popcorn (b) purple (c) guitar
- 35.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) car (b) circle (c) turtle
- 36.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) ladder (b) yarn (c) burger
- 37.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) shark (b) purple (c) bird
- 38.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 39.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 40.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) jar (c) butter
Answer key
- ar
- first
- dart
- fork
- unicorn
- hammer
- ur
- burger
- torch
- or
- er
- yarn
- circle
- er
- popcorn
- fork
- shark
- turkey
- star
- purple
- burger
- er
- or
- turkey
- corn
- girl
- hammer
- bird
- circle
- star
- ir
- ladder
- or
- purple
- turtle
- yarn
- bird
- ar
- ar
- circus
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