R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 310 · 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.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
2. 2.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) tarkey (c) torkey
3. 3.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
4. 4.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
5. 5.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
6. 6.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
7. 7.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) spider (b) torch (c) yarn
8. 8.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) burger (b) guitar (c) popcorn
9. 9.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) bird (c) spider
10. 10.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
11. 11.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circus (b) shark (c) ladder
12. 12.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turkey (b) popcorn (c) hammer
13. 13.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) star (b) turtle (c) girl
14. 14.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) third (c) thard
15. 15.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jar (b) jor (c) jur
16. 16.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bord (b) bird (c) bard
17. 17.🥇 Which word is this? (a) forst (b) farst (c) first
18. 18.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
19. 19.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) first (c) scarf
20. 20.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
21. 21.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circus (b) computer (c) jar
22. 22.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) girl (b) popcorn (c) yarn
23. 23.🎪 Which word is this? (a) circus (b) corcus (c) carcus
24. 24.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
25. 25.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) thermometer (c) shark
26. 26.📄 Which word is this? (a) papor (b) paper (c) papar
27. 27.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) yarn (b) burger (c) corn
28. 28.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
29. 29.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
30. 30.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) circus (b) burger (c) corn
31. 31.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
32. 32.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
33. 33.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
34. 34.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
35. 35.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitar (b) guitir (c) guitor
36. 36.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) ferk (c) fark
37. 37.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
38. 38.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
39. 39.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
40. 40.🟣 Which word is this? (a) purple (b) parple (c) porple

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