R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 277 · 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.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
2. 2.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) unicorn (b) girl (c) tiger
3. 3.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitar (b) guitur (c) guitor
4. 4.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
5. 5.⭐ Which word is this? (a) star (b) ster (c) stor
6. 6.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
7. 7.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
8. 8.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
9. 9.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) fork (b) girl (c) thermometer
10. 10.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) hammer (b) turtle (c) circle
11. 11.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) turkey (c) tarkey
12. 12.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circle (b) dart (c) torch
13. 13.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) torch (b) spider (c) burger
14. 14.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
15. 15.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) paper (b) corn (c) circus
16. 16.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
17. 17.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
18. 18.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
19. 19.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) unicorn (c) shark
20. 20.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) purple (c) yarn
21. 21.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) butter (b) first (c) unicorn
22. 22.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) ladder (b) circus (c) fork
23. 23.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
24. 24.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tortle (c) tartle
25. 25.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
26. 26.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
27. 27.🥇 Which word is this? (a) first (b) farst (c) forst
28. 28.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) third (c) thard
29. 29.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) ladder (b) car (c) popcorn
30. 30.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) burger (c) borger
31. 31.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
32. 32.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) porple (c) parple
33. 33.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttar (b) butter (c) buttor
34. 34.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) fork (b) turtle (c) flower
35. 35.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
36. 36.📄 Which word is this? (a) paper (b) papar (c) papor
37. 37.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) unicorn (c) star
38. 38.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
39. 39.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circus (b) purple (c) spider
40. 40.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dirt (b) dort (c) dart

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