R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 252 · 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 has the letters “er”? (a) third (b) torch (c) spider
2. 2.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) carcle (c) circle
3. 3.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) tortle (c) turtle
4. 4.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
5. 5.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) hammer (b) yarn (c) turtle
6. 6.⭐ Which word is this? (a) star (b) stor (c) ster
7. 7.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) first (c) guitar
8. 8.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) torkey (c) turkey
9. 9.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) bird (b) corn (c) turtle
10. 10.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) corcus (c) circus
11. 11.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) first (b) turkey (c) scarf
12. 12.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turtle (b) torch (c) bird
13. 13.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) third (b) fork (c) star
14. 14.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) butter (b) first (c) car
15. 15.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) burger (c) torch
16. 16.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
17. 17.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) third (b) tiger (c) unicorn
18. 18.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
19. 19.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
20. 20.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) corn (b) girl (c) flower
21. 21.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tiger (c) tigor
22. 22.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) thermometer (b) scarf (c) unicorn
23. 23.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) star (c) thermometer
24. 24.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) flower (b) circle (c) unicorn
25. 25.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circus (b) turtle (c) star
26. 26.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bird (c) bard
27. 27.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddor (b) laddar (c) ladder
28. 28.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcirn (b) popcorn (c) popcarn
29. 29.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
30. 30.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
31. 31.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) bird (b) star (c) paper
32. 32.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
33. 33.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) carn (c) curn
34. 34.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicurn (c) unicarn
35. 35.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
36. 36.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) computer (b) girl (c) fork
37. 37.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammer (c) hammor
38. 38.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidar (b) spider (c) spidor
39. 39.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
40. 40.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or

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