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.
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- 1.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcorn (b) popcern (c) popcarn
- 2.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) corn (c) turtle
- 3.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
- 4.📄 Which word is this? (a) papor (b) paper (c) papar
- 5.⭐ Which word is this? (a) star (b) stor (c) stir
- 6.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) shark (b) girl (c) torch
- 7.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 8.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spider (b) spidor (c) spidar
- 9.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 10.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 11.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammor (c) hammer
- 12.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 13.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 14.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) popcorn (b) circus (c) ladder
- 15.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) unicorn (c) yarn
- 16.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
- 17.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) spider (b) burger (c) guitar
- 18.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 19.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) scarf (c) turtle
- 20.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) first (b) unicorn (c) burger
- 21.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) car (b) popcorn (c) tiger
- 22.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) corn (c) cern
- 23.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) paper (b) star (c) purple
- 24.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
- 25.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) hammer (c) car
- 26.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) purple (c) thermometer
- 27.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tortle (c) tartle
- 28.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) spider (b) fork (c) turtle
- 29.🥇 Which word is this? (a) first (b) farst (c) forst
- 30.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dirt (b) dart (c) dort
- 31.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) girl (b) jar (c) thermometer
- 32.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 33.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 34.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) shark (c) burger
- 35.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) torch (c) hammer
- 36.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) third (b) car (c) paper
- 37.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
- 38.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) popcorn (b) turkey (c) dart
- 39.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scurf (b) scorf (c) scarf
- 40.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
Answer key
- popcorn
- circus
- ar
- paper
- star
- girl
- ar
- spider
- or
- ar
- hammer
- ur
- or
- ladder
- yarn
- ur
- guitar
- ar
- scarf
- unicorn
- tiger
- corn
- paper
- or
- car
- fork
- turtle
- turtle
- first
- dart
- thermometer
- ar
- er
- popcorn
- hammer
- third
- or
- dart
- scarf
- er
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