R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 270 · 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) fork (b) circus (c) thermometer
2. 2.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
3. 3.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) burger (b) bird (c) corn
4. 4.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
5. 5.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) shark (c) sherk
6. 6.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
7. 7.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) tartle (c) turtle
8. 8.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) corn (c) ladder
9. 9.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) popcorn (b) flower (c) guitar
10. 10.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
11. 11.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
12. 12.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
13. 13.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
14. 14.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dert (b) dort (c) dart
15. 15.🔦 Which word is this? (a) torch (b) terch (c) tarch
16. 16.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) turtle (c) unicorn
17. 17.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) corn (c) purple
18. 18.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
19. 19.🍔 Which word is this? (a) burger (b) barger (c) borger
20. 20.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
21. 21.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicarn (b) unicorn (c) unicurn
22. 22.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
23. 23.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) tiger (b) dart (c) popcorn
24. 24.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
25. 25.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
26. 26.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turtle (b) unicorn (c) circus
27. 27.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
28. 28.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) popcorn (b) car (c) girl
29. 29.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) star (b) tiger (c) fork
30. 30.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circus (b) guitar (c) popcorn
31. 31.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
32. 32.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) torch (b) star (c) computer
33. 33.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
34. 34.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) girl (c) tiger
35. 35.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) flower (b) purple (c) circle
36. 36.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) spider (c) corn
37. 37.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) purple (c) parple
38. 38.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) yarn (b) torch (c) computer
39. 39.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
40. 40.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or

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