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) porple (b) purple (c) parple
- 2.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 3.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) thard (c) third
- 4.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
- 5.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) thermometer (b) purple (c) unicorn
- 6.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) car (b) unicorn (c) tiger
- 7.📄 Which word is this? (a) papor (b) papar (c) paper
- 8.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
- 9.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
- 10.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 11.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
- 12.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 13.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) turtle (c) tartle
- 14.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) tiger (b) unicorn (c) dart
- 15.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) jar (b) turtle (c) torch
- 16.🔦 Which word is this? (a) torch (b) tirch (c) tarch
- 17.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 18.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 19.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcirn (c) popcarn
- 20.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cer (b) car (c) cor
- 21.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 22.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) ferk (c) fork
- 23.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) cirn (c) carn
- 24.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yurn (b) yorn (c) yarn
- 25.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) paper (b) turkey (c) fork
- 26.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) gorl (c) girl
- 27.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammer (b) hammor (c) hammar
- 28.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 29.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) tiger (b) guitar (c) bird
- 30.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 31.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 32.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 33.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 34.🧈 Which word is this? (a) butter (b) buttar (c) buttor
- 35.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicorn (c) unicurn
- 36.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) popcorn (c) shark
- 37.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 38.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowor (b) flowar (c) flower
- 39.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) ladder (b) turtle (c) circus
- 40.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
Answer key
- purple
- ur
- third
- ir
- purple
- unicorn
- paper
- or
- or
- er
- ir
- ir
- turtle
- dart
- jar
- torch
- er
- ur
- popcorn
- car
- ar
- fork
- corn
- yarn
- turkey
- girl
- hammer
- ar
- tiger
- er
- er
- ar
- er
- butter
- unicorn
- shark
- ar
- flower
- circus
- or
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