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 is this? (a) torch (b) terch (c) tarch
- 2.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) paper (b) circus (c) dart
- 3.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 4.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) third (c) thard
- 5.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) paper (c) papor
- 6.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bard (c) bird
- 7.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowor (b) flowar (c) flower
- 8.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 9.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) guitar (c) circus
- 10.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) third (c) yarn
- 11.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) garl (c) girl
- 12.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
- 13.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 14.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicurn (c) unicarn
- 15.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammer (c) hammar
- 16.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cur (b) cor (c) car
- 17.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
- 18.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) yarn (c) purple
- 19.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) star (c) circle
- 20.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 21.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcurn (b) popcorn (c) popcarn
- 22.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scerf (b) scorf (c) scarf
- 23.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) dart (c) bird
- 24.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) yarn (b) thermometer (c) turtle
- 25.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 26.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) star (b) turtle (c) spider
- 27.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) tarkey (c) turkey
- 28.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) purple (b) scarf (c) girl
- 29.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
- 30.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 31.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 32.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) shark (c) flower
- 33.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 34.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) paper (b) car (c) unicorn
- 35.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turtle (b) popcorn (c) scarf
- 36.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidar (b) spidor (c) spider
- 37.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) purple (c) porple
- 38.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
- 39.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) purple (b) circle (c) yarn
- 40.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tartle (c) tortle
Answer key
- torch
- paper
- ar
- third
- paper
- bird
- flower
- er
- corn
- fork
- girl
- or
- ur
- unicorn
- hammer
- car
- or
- first
- star
- ar
- popcorn
- scarf
- dart
- thermometer
- er
- spider
- turkey
- girl
- ar
- ir
- ir
- turkey
- ar
- car
- popcorn
- spider
- purple
- or
- circle
- turtle
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