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 has the letters “or”? (a) turtle (b) torch (c) circus
- 2.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 3.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
- 4.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) torch (b) circus (c) guitar
- 5.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 6.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shark (b) shork (c) shurk
- 7.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yarn (c) yern
- 8.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 9.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 10.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 11.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) star (b) circus (c) burger
- 12.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) scarf (b) turtle (c) fork
- 13.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) jar (b) turtle (c) hammer
- 14.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) fork (c) firk
- 15.🔦 Which word is this? (a) torch (b) turch (c) tarch
- 16.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
- 17.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcorn (c) popcurn
- 18.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bird (c) bard
- 19.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) tarkey (c) torkey
- 20.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) turtle (c) torch
- 21.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) purple (c) tiger
- 22.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
- 23.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 24.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 25.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicern (b) unicorn (c) unicarn
- 26.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) popcorn (b) hammer (c) shark
- 27.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 28.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) spider (c) girl
- 29.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guitar (c) guitur
- 30.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) car (c) bird
- 31.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) corn (b) guitar (c) paper
- 32.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) shark (b) spider (c) girl
- 33.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) tiger (b) purple (c) fork
- 34.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) tiger (c) popcorn
- 35.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 36.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thermometer (b) thormometer (c) tharmometer
- 37.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 38.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 39.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) borger (c) burger
- 40.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
Answer key
- torch
- ir
- or
- guitar
- ar
- shark
- yarn
- ir
- er
- or
- star
- fork
- jar
- fork
- torch
- ur
- popcorn
- bird
- turkey
- car
- unicorn
- ur
- er
- er
- unicorn
- hammer
- ir
- spider
- guitar
- turtle
- paper
- girl
- purple
- bird
- or
- thermometer
- ar
- or
- burger
- er
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