R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 27 · 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 “ar”? (a) turtle (b) bird (c) star
2. 2.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turtle (b) first (c) hammer
3. 3.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
4. 4.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thard (c) thord
5. 5.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
6. 6.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
7. 7.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) circle (c) purple
8. 8.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tigar (c) tiger
9. 9.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
10. 10.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) spider (b) torch (c) circus
11. 11.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) guitar (b) bird (c) thermometer
12. 12.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
13. 13.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) computer (b) fork (c) third
14. 14.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
15. 15.🔦 Which word is this? (a) torch (b) tirch (c) tarch
16. 16.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) thermometer (b) circus (c) purple
17. 17.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) barger (c) burger
18. 18.🍴 Which word is this? (a) firk (b) fark (c) fork
19. 19.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) circle (c) corcle
20. 20.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) star (c) turkey
21. 21.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
22. 22.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yirn (b) yarn (c) yorn
23. 23.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
24. 24.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) tiger (b) burger (c) yarn
25. 25.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) stir (c) star
26. 26.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
27. 27.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) bird (b) shark (c) fork
28. 28.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) circus (b) popcorn (c) burger
29. 29.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) computer (b) turtle (c) unicorn
30. 30.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcorn (c) popcern
31. 31.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
32. 32.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) popcorn (c) butter
33. 33.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitor (b) guitir (c) guitar
34. 34.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
35. 35.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
36. 36.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) shirk (c) shark
37. 37.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidar (b) spidor (c) spider
38. 38.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) burger (c) guitar
39. 39.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddar (b) laddor (c) ladder
40. 40.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) paper (b) scarf (c) purple

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