R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 30 · 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.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
2. 2.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circle (b) shark (c) popcorn
3. 3.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) turtle (c) tartle
4. 4.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turkey (b) flower (c) bird
5. 5.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) star (b) circle (c) popcorn
6. 6.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
7. 7.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shark (b) shurk (c) shork
8. 8.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) butter (b) turtle (c) yarn
9. 9.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jir (b) jar (c) jor
10. 10.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
11. 11.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
12. 12.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bird (c) bard
13. 13.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) third (b) shark (c) paper
14. 14.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
15. 15.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cur (b) car (c) cor
16. 16.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
17. 17.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) torch (b) computer (c) first
18. 18.🍔 Which word is this? (a) burger (b) borger (c) barger
19. 19.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) papor (c) paper
20. 20.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) fork (b) circus (c) hammer
21. 21.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yern (c) yarn
22. 22.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) tiger (b) turkey (c) bird
23. 23.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) scarf (c) first
24. 24.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
25. 25.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thord (c) thard
26. 26.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) popcorn (b) scarf (c) third
27. 27.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turtle (b) torch (c) car
28. 28.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) bird (b) car (c) tiger
29. 29.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) unicorn (b) purple (c) butter
30. 30.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
31. 31.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) circle (c) car
32. 32.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
33. 33.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tiger (c) tigar
34. 34.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
35. 35.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) fork (c) furk
36. 36.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) purple (b) car (c) thermometer
37. 37.🔦 Which word is this? (a) terch (b) torch (c) tarch
38. 38.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
39. 39.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
40. 40.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) car (b) butter (c) turkey

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