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 “ar”? (a) circle (b) paper (c) guitar
- 2.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
- 3.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yirn (b) yorn (c) yarn
- 4.🥇 Which word is this? (a) first (b) farst (c) forst
- 5.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bard (c) bird
- 6.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
- 7.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
- 8.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) tirch (c) torch
- 9.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
- 10.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) tarkey (c) turkey
- 11.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shark (b) shork (c) sherk
- 12.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 13.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) burger (c) scarf
- 14.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
- 15.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 16.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 17.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) ladder (b) girl (c) popcorn
- 18.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) star (c) girl
- 19.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jur (b) jar (c) jor
- 20.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 21.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 22.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 23.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) unicorn (b) circle (c) flower
- 24.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) butter (b) girl (c) star
- 25.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 26.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tiger (b) tigor (c) tigar
- 27.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) gorl (c) girl
- 28.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) hammer (b) shark (c) purple
- 29.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttor (b) butter (c) buttar
- 30.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 31.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 32.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
- 33.💻 Which word is this? (a) computar (b) computer (c) computor
- 34.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) turtle (c) tortle
- 35.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) parple (c) purple
- 36.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 37.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) tiger (c) yarn
- 38.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) unicorn (b) dart (c) third
- 39.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) turtle (c) dart
- 40.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
Answer key
- guitar
- or
- yarn
- first
- bird
- ir
- or
- torch
- ar
- turkey
- shark
- ir
- scarf
- ir
- ur
- ur
- ladder
- burger
- jar
- er
- er
- er
- circle
- girl
- ar
- tiger
- girl
- shark
- butter
- ur
- ar
- ir
- computer
- turtle
- purple
- ur
- yarn
- third
- first
- ar
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