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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 2.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
- 3.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) first (c) jar
- 4.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
- 5.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 6.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) firk (c) fork
- 7.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
- 8.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jar (b) jor (c) jir
- 9.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guiter (c) guitar
- 10.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammer (c) hammor
- 11.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 12.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) third (c) ladder
- 13.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) curn (c) corn
- 14.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 15.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dirt (c) dart
- 16.⭐ Which word is this? (a) star (b) stir (c) stor
- 17.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thermometer (b) tharmometer (c) thormometer
- 18.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
- 19.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) butter (b) star (c) corn
- 20.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddar (b) laddor (c) ladder
- 21.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 22.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) first (b) star (c) burger
- 23.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) burger (c) borger
- 24.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bard (c) bird
- 25.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) thermometer (b) jar (c) fork
- 26.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) dart (b) unicorn (c) purple
- 27.💻 Which word is this? (a) computar (b) computor (c) computer
- 28.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 29.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 30.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
- 31.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicarn (c) unicirn
- 32.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) third (c) thard
- 33.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) dart (b) burger (c) torch
- 34.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 35.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 36.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yurn (b) yorn (c) yarn
- 37.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) bird (b) car (c) fork
- 38.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) bird (b) scarf (c) turkey
- 39.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) spider (b) popcorn (c) dart
- 40.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
Answer key
- or
- ar
- unicorn
- er
- ir
- fork
- or
- jar
- guitar
- hammer
- ir
- ladder
- corn
- ar
- dart
- star
- thermometer
- ur
- corn
- ladder
- ar
- star
- burger
- bird
- thermometer
- purple
- computer
- ur
- or
- ar
- unicorn
- third
- torch
- or
- er
- yarn
- fork
- scarf
- spider
- ir
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