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.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 2.💻 Which word is this? (a) computar (b) computor (c) computer
- 3.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) third (c) thard
- 4.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bord (c) bard
- 5.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcorn (c) popcurn
- 6.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) thermometer (b) purple (c) circle
- 7.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) ladder (c) star
- 8.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) circle (b) corn (c) turkey
- 9.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) fork (b) guitar (c) paper
- 10.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
- 11.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammar (c) hammer
- 12.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 13.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 14.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) flower (b) unicorn (c) jar
- 15.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 16.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) girl (b) purple (c) spider
- 17.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) paper (c) papor
- 18.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) guitar (b) computer (c) fork
- 19.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) spider (b) turtle (c) scarf
- 20.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) jar (b) corn (c) turkey
- 21.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) yarn (b) turtle (c) unicorn
- 22.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 23.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
- 24.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 25.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) car (b) torch (c) hammer
- 26.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) third (c) guitar
- 27.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 28.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) bird (b) torch (c) tiger
- 29.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) popcorn (b) turtle (c) first
- 30.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddar (b) laddor (c) ladder
- 31.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) carn (c) curn
- 32.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) fark (c) firk
- 33.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) third (c) dart
- 34.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
- 35.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) torch (b) butter (c) scarf
- 36.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) tharmometer (b) thermometer (c) thormometer
- 37.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 38.⭐ Which word is this? (a) star (b) ster (c) stor
- 39.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) circle (c) burger
- 40.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
Answer key
- er
- computer
- third
- bird
- popcorn
- thermometer
- star
- turkey
- paper
- ar
- hammer
- ar
- ar
- unicorn
- ir
- purple
- paper
- fork
- turtle
- corn
- yarn
- ur
- ar
- ar
- torch
- popcorn
- ar
- tiger
- first
- ladder
- corn
- fork
- dart
- or
- butter
- thermometer
- ar
- star
- car
- er
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