R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 255 · 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.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
2. 2.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) torch (b) bird (c) turtle
3. 3.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
4. 4.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scirf (c) scarf
5. 5.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) corn (c) spider
6. 6.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thermometer (b) tharmometer (c) thormometer
7. 7.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
8. 8.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circus (b) purple (c) dart
9. 9.🎪 Which word is this? (a) corcus (b) carcus (c) circus
10. 10.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
11. 11.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
12. 12.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
13. 13.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) tiger (b) purple (c) yarn
14. 14.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) popcorn (c) guitar
15. 15.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) girl (c) guitar
16. 16.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
17. 17.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) turtle (c) tortle
18. 18.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) gorl (c) girl
19. 19.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
20. 20.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
21. 21.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) corn (c) cern
22. 22.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) firk (c) fork
23. 23.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
24. 24.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
25. 25.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
26. 26.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
27. 27.🔦 Which word is this? (a) torch (b) tarch (c) tirch
28. 28.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) hammer (b) circus (c) turtle
29. 29.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
30. 30.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) flower (c) torch
31. 31.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) jar (b) flower (c) bird
32. 32.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) burger (c) barger
33. 33.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
34. 34.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowar (b) flowor (c) flower
35. 35.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicarn (c) unicirn
36. 36.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) ladder (b) bird (c) unicorn
37. 37.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
38. 38.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) paper (c) papor
39. 39.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
40. 40.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turkey (b) fork (c) first

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