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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 2.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) butter (b) star (c) torch
- 3.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 4.🌡️ Which word is this? (a) tharmometer (b) thermometer (c) thormometer
- 5.🍔 Which word is this? (a) borger (b) barger (c) burger
- 6.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) corn (c) curn
- 7.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) unicorn (c) scarf
- 8.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 9.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scarf (b) scerf (c) scorf
- 10.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) cir (c) car
- 11.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
- 12.🔦 Which word is this? (a) torch (b) terch (c) tarch
- 13.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 14.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 15.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 16.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) circle (b) spider (c) unicorn
- 17.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 18.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) girl (b) burger (c) paper
- 19.🎯 Which word is this? (a) durt (b) dart (c) dort
- 20.🥇 Which word is this? (a) first (b) farst (c) forst
- 21.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 22.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
- 23.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
- 24.📄 Which word is this? (a) papor (b) papar (c) paper
- 25.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
- 26.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) fork (b) ladder (c) turtle
- 27.🪜 Which word is this? (a) ladder (b) laddor (c) laddar
- 28.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tortle (c) tartle
- 29.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammor (b) hammer (c) hammar
- 30.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 31.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
- 32.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tigar (c) tiger
- 33.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) spider (b) star (c) burger
- 34.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidar (b) spider (c) spidor
- 35.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) butter (b) purple (c) first
- 36.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) jar (b) corn (c) paper
- 37.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
- 38.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) torkey (c) turkey
- 39.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) butter (c) scarf
- 40.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) third (c) thard
Answer key
- ur
- torch
- ir
- thermometer
- burger
- corn
- turkey
- or
- scarf
- car
- or
- torch
- ir
- ir
- ar
- spider
- ar
- burger
- dart
- first
- ur
- ir
- ar
- paper
- ir
- turtle
- ladder
- turtle
- hammer
- er
- ar
- tiger
- star
- spider
- butter
- paper
- er
- turkey
- scarf
- third
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