R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 235 · 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.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) shurk (c) shark
2. 2.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) popcorn (b) third (c) turkey
3. 3.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) butter (b) fork (c) purple
4. 4.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
5. 5.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) girl (c) popcorn
6. 6.🍔 Which word is this? (a) burger (b) borger (c) barger
7. 7.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
8. 8.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
9. 9.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) fark (c) firk
10. 10.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) torch (b) burger (c) jar
11. 11.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
12. 12.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
13. 13.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
14. 14.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scurf (b) scarf (c) scorf
15. 15.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) torkey (c) turkey
16. 16.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
17. 17.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
18. 18.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) yarn (b) unicorn (c) girl
19. 19.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) third (b) unicorn (c) spider
20. 20.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turtle (b) ladder (c) guitar
21. 21.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
22. 22.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) hammer (b) car (c) girl
23. 23.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) star (b) third (c) butter
24. 24.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) bird (b) jar (c) thermometer
25. 25.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttar (b) buttor (c) butter
26. 26.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcern (c) popcorn
27. 27.🥇 Which word is this? (a) first (b) forst (c) farst
28. 28.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) star (b) paper (c) unicorn
29. 29.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
30. 30.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) bird (b) ladder (c) yarn
31. 31.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) burger (c) car
32. 32.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) bird (b) computer (c) car
33. 33.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tiger (b) tigar (c) tigor
34. 34.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
35. 35.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jir (b) jar (c) jor
36. 36.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) shark (c) purple
37. 37.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
38. 38.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
39. 39.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
40. 40.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thord (c) thard

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