R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 275 · 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.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
2. 2.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) thermometer (c) corn
3. 3.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) tarkey (c) turkey
4. 4.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
5. 5.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
6. 6.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) jar (b) purple (c) third
7. 7.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
8. 8.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) flower (b) star (c) girl
9. 9.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
10. 10.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
11. 11.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
12. 12.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) fark (c) furk
13. 13.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
14. 14.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) turkey (c) shark
15. 15.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
16. 16.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) dart (b) third (c) burger
17. 17.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) purple (c) torch
18. 18.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) burger (c) borger
19. 19.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
20. 20.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) tharmometer (b) thormometer (c) thermometer
21. 21.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
22. 22.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) third (b) computer (c) purple
23. 23.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) corcle (c) circle
24. 24.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) girl (c) gorl
25. 25.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) corn (b) turtle (c) circus
26. 26.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
27. 27.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yurn (c) yarn
28. 28.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) bird (b) turkey (c) star
29. 29.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) car (b) bird (c) spider
30. 30.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) terch (c) torch
31. 31.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) flower (b) circle (c) guitar
32. 32.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcurn (b) popcorn (c) popcarn
33. 33.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
34. 34.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) car (b) corn (c) butter
35. 35.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) tiger (b) turtle (c) dart
36. 36.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cir (b) cor (c) car
37. 37.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttar (b) butter (c) buttor
38. 38.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) spider (b) turkey (c) popcorn
39. 39.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) third (c) thard
40. 40.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir

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