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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 2.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 3.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) tarkey (c) turkey
- 4.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
- 5.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) porple (c) parple
- 6.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) first (b) turtle (c) hammer
- 7.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
- 8.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 9.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
- 10.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) tortle (c) turtle
- 11.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) borger (c) burger
- 12.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 13.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) hammer (b) guitar (c) circus
- 14.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 15.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) corcus (c) circus
- 16.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) purple (b) guitar (c) torch
- 17.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) paper (b) shark (c) bird
- 18.👧 Which word is this? (a) girl (b) garl (c) gorl
- 19.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammer (c) hammor
- 20.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) popcorn (b) spider (c) circle
- 21.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) unicorn (b) hammer (c) purple
- 22.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
- 23.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 24.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) guitar (b) corn (c) ladder
- 25.🥇 Which word is this? (a) forst (b) first (c) farst
- 26.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
- 27.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) turtle (c) scarf
- 28.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) turtle (c) jar
- 29.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) corn (c) curn
- 30.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) car (b) tiger (c) corn
- 31.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) third (b) yarn (c) computer
- 32.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 33.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) dart (c) circus
- 34.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) shark (c) flower
- 35.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 36.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
- 37.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) third (c) flower
- 38.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 39.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) torch (b) star (c) circle
- 40.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) ladder (b) purple (c) third
Answer key
- er
- ar
- turkey
- ar
- purple
- first
- ur
- er
- ir
- turtle
- burger
- ir
- hammer
- ir
- circus
- torch
- bird
- girl
- hammer
- circle
- purple
- er
- or
- guitar
- first
- ur
- scarf
- unicorn
- corn
- corn
- yarn
- or
- dart
- flower
- er
- ar
- fork
- ir
- star
- third
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