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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 2.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 3.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
- 4.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
- 5.🎪 Which word is this? (a) circus (b) corcus (c) carcus
- 6.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) burger (c) barger
- 7.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) tiger (b) third (c) fork
- 8.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) turtle (c) tartle
- 9.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) popcorn (b) star (c) flower
- 10.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) cer (c) car
- 11.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
- 12.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) girl (b) fork (c) butter
- 13.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 14.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) burger (b) circus (c) popcorn
- 15.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) hammer (b) torch (c) car
- 16.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
- 17.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammer (c) hammor
- 18.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) circle (b) turtle (c) guitar
- 19.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) tiger (b) scarf (c) fork
- 20.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 21.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 22.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) guitar (c) burger
- 23.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) spider (b) unicorn (c) shark
- 24.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bard (c) bord
- 25.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
- 26.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicarn (c) unicurn
- 27.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 28.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) burger (b) corn (c) girl
- 29.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) tarkey (c) turkey
- 30.📄 Which word is this? (a) papor (b) paper (c) papar
- 31.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) computer (b) bird (c) guitar
- 32.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
- 33.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
- 34.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scarf (b) scorf (c) scerf
- 35.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) stir (c) star
- 36.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
- 37.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jor (b) jar (c) jer
- 38.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) computer (b) bird (c) unicorn
- 39.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turkey (b) corn (c) third
- 40.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) tiger (b) popcorn (c) star
Answer key
- ir
- ar
- or
- or
- circus
- burger
- fork
- turtle
- flower
- car
- ar
- butter
- ar
- circus
- hammer
- or
- hammer
- turtle
- scarf
- er
- ur
- guitar
- shark
- bird
- ur
- unicorn
- ir
- girl
- turkey
- paper
- computer
- ir
- ur
- scarf
- star
- or
- jar
- bird
- third
- star
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