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 has the letters “er”? (a) third (b) popcorn (c) hammer
- 2.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) dart (b) fork (c) first
- 3.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 4.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) popcorn (c) scarf
- 5.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) first (b) flower (c) yarn
- 6.👧 Which word is this? (a) girl (b) garl (c) gorl
- 7.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
- 8.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 9.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thard (b) third (c) thord
- 10.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) bird (c) burger
- 11.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
- 12.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttar (b) butter (c) buttor
- 13.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 14.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scirf (b) scorf (c) scarf
- 15.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) purple (c) third
- 16.🌽 Which word is this? (a) cirn (b) carn (c) corn
- 17.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
- 18.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
- 19.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 20.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 21.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitur (b) guitar (c) guitor
- 22.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) paper (c) jar
- 23.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) firk (c) fark
- 24.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) spider (c) guitar
- 25.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) circus (c) shark
- 26.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) barger (c) burger
- 27.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 28.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 29.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) dart (b) fork (c) computer
- 30.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 31.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) thermometer (b) fork (c) yarn
- 32.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
- 33.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) porple (c) purple
- 34.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
- 35.⭐ Which word is this? (a) stor (b) stur (c) star
- 36.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 37.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tigor (c) tiger
- 38.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yarn (b) yirn (c) yorn
- 39.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 40.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circus (b) car (c) turtle
Answer key
- hammer
- first
- ir
- scarf
- yarn
- girl
- ar
- or
- third
- unicorn
- or
- butter
- ir
- scarf
- shark
- corn
- er
- ur
- or
- ur
- guitar
- burger
- fork
- guitar
- torch
- burger
- ar
- ir
- fork
- ir
- thermometer
- er
- purple
- ar
- star
- er
- tiger
- yarn
- or
- car
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