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) popcern (b) popcarn (c) popcorn
- 2.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 3.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flower (b) flowar (c) flowor
- 4.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) circle (b) fork (c) turtle
- 5.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) bird (b) car (c) turkey
- 6.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 7.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 8.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 9.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 10.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dert (b) dort (c) dart
- 11.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 12.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
- 13.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 14.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammer (c) hammar
- 15.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) girl (b) butter (c) yarn
- 16.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
- 17.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) scarf (b) turtle (c) hammer
- 18.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
- 19.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) purple (c) porple
- 20.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
- 21.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) ladder (b) circle (c) fork
- 22.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yirn (b) yorn (c) yarn
- 23.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) first (b) dart (c) computer
- 24.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 25.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) unicorn (b) circle (c) spider
- 26.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) jar (b) torch (c) circus
- 27.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 28.🎪 Which word is this? (a) corcus (b) carcus (c) circus
- 29.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 30.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) ferk (c) fark
- 31.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) third (c) thard
- 32.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
- 33.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) third (c) dart
- 34.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 35.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
- 36.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) girl (b) burger (c) spider
- 37.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) cur (c) car
- 38.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 39.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) car (b) unicorn (c) girl
- 40.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) hammer (b) bird (c) guitar
Answer key
- popcorn
- ar
- flower
- turtle
- turkey
- ir
- ur
- ar
- ar
- dart
- or
- ur
- er
- hammer
- butter
- or
- hammer
- ur
- purple
- ar
- fork
- yarn
- computer
- ir
- spider
- circus
- ar
- circus
- er
- fork
- third
- or
- dart
- or
- ar
- burger
- car
- ir
- unicorn
- bird
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