R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 224 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
2. 2.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicarn (c) unicirn
3. 3.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
4. 4.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitar (b) guitor (c) guiter
5. 5.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
6. 6.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) bird (b) turtle (c) star
7. 7.🍔 Which word is this? (a) burger (b) borger (c) barger
8. 8.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) girl (b) car (c) butter
9. 9.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) spider (c) yarn
10. 10.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
11. 11.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) ladder (c) car
12. 12.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
13. 13.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) tartle (c) turtle
14. 14.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spider (b) spidor (c) spidar
15. 15.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
16. 16.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) thermometer (b) popcorn (c) car
17. 17.🥇 Which word is this? (a) first (b) forst (c) farst
18. 18.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddar (b) laddor (c) ladder
19. 19.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) circle (b) turtle (c) guitar
20. 20.🔦 Which word is this? (a) torch (b) tirch (c) tarch
21. 21.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammar (c) hammer
22. 22.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) third (b) torch (c) burger
23. 23.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) dart (b) tiger (c) bird
24. 24.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
25. 25.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
26. 26.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) carcle (c) circle
27. 27.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cer (b) cor (c) car
28. 28.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) ster (c) star
29. 29.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
30. 30.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
31. 31.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) spider (b) star (c) circus
32. 32.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) purple (c) circus
33. 33.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcirn (c) popcorn
34. 34.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) garl (c) girl
35. 35.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) ladder (c) circus
36. 36.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) guitar (c) hammer
37. 37.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) papor (c) paper
38. 38.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) hammer (b) circle (c) dart
39. 39.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttor (b) buttar (c) butter
40. 40.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar

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