R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 261 · 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) computer (b) circle (c) unicorn
2. 2.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) thermometer (b) tharmometer (c) thormometer
3. 3.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scerf (b) scorf (c) scarf
4. 4.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) jar (b) thermometer (c) first
5. 5.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turkey (b) paper (c) first
6. 6.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) tarkey (c) turkey
7. 7.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) paper (b) star (c) turtle
8. 8.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) burger (c) barger
9. 9.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
10. 10.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bord (c) bard
11. 11.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) fark (c) furk
12. 12.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) star (c) stir
13. 13.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) dart (b) ladder (c) circus
14. 14.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thard (b) thord (c) third
15. 15.🥇 Which word is this? (a) first (b) farst (c) forst
16. 16.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) scarf (b) turtle (c) circle
17. 17.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) guitar (b) computer (c) turtle
18. 18.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
19. 19.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
20. 20.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) corn (b) circle (c) hammer
21. 21.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) purple (c) porple
22. 22.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
23. 23.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) flower (b) turkey (c) car
24. 24.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
25. 25.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
26. 26.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) car (c) circle
27. 27.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) butter (c) star
28. 28.🔦 Which word is this? (a) torch (b) terch (c) tarch
29. 29.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circle (b) yarn (c) corn
30. 30.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) yarn (b) bird (c) tiger
31. 31.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) third (b) purple (c) corn
32. 32.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcarn (c) popcirn
33. 33.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
34. 34.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) tartle (c) turtle
35. 35.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cir (b) car (c) cor
36. 36.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) thermometer (c) star
37. 37.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
38. 38.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dart (b) dirt (c) dort
39. 39.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
40. 40.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er

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