R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 301 · 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_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
2. 2.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) thard (c) third
3. 3.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
4. 4.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) tiger (b) circus (c) dart
5. 5.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) third (c) shark
6. 6.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) tiger (b) turtle (c) bird
7. 7.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
8. 8.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
9. 9.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scurf (c) scarf
10. 10.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) turkey (b) spider (c) girl
11. 11.🎪 Which word is this? (a) carcus (b) corcus (c) circus
12. 12.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tirch (b) tarch (c) torch
13. 13.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) tarkey (c) turkey
14. 14.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
15. 15.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
16. 16.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) girl (c) garl
17. 17.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) bird (b) flower (c) yarn
18. 18.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
19. 19.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidar (b) spider (c) spidor
20. 20.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
21. 21.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
22. 22.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
23. 23.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) shark (c) shurk
24. 24.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
25. 25.🍴 Which word is this? (a) furk (b) fark (c) fork
26. 26.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigar (b) tiger (c) tigor
27. 27.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) corn (b) star (c) girl
28. 28.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) cirn (c) corn
29. 29.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
30. 30.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
31. 31.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
32. 32.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) shark (b) fork (c) first
33. 33.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
34. 34.🥇 Which word is this? (a) first (b) forst (c) farst
35. 35.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) cir (c) car
36. 36.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bird (c) bord
37. 37.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) spider (b) unicorn (c) third
38. 38.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) spider (b) star (c) torch
39. 39.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turkey (b) flower (c) unicorn
40. 40.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) butter (b) burger (c) jar

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