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) jar (b) jer (c) jor
- 2.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) shark (b) circus (c) turkey
- 3.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 4.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) curn (c) carn
- 5.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
- 6.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) fork (b) guitar (c) hammer
- 7.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 8.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fark (b) fork (c) firk
- 9.⭕ Which word is this? (a) carcle (b) circle (c) corcle
- 10.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
- 11.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) ladder (b) unicorn (c) circle
- 12.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicarn (c) unicern
- 13.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) girl (b) butter (c) jar
- 14.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) garl (c) girl
- 15.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcorn (c) popcurn
- 16.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
- 17.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scurf (b) scorf (c) scarf
- 18.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) spider (b) girl (c) popcorn
- 19.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) bird (c) fork
- 20.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) spider (b) first (c) fork
- 21.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 22.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) fork (b) burger (c) car
- 23.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) girl (b) fork (c) star
- 24.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 25.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) scarf (b) circle (c) thermometer
- 26.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
- 27.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
- 28.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yorn (b) yern (c) yarn
- 29.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 30.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) bird (b) jar (c) thermometer
- 31.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
- 32.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 33.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
- 34.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) turtle (c) tortle
- 35.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tiger (b) tigar (c) tigor
- 36.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
- 37.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) turtle (c) tiger
- 38.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) popcorn (b) third (c) yarn
- 39.🔦 Which word is this? (a) tarch (b) torch (c) turch
- 40.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dirt (c) dart
Answer key
- jar
- circus
- ar
- corn
- ar
- hammer
- er
- fork
- circle
- er
- ladder
- unicorn
- butter
- girl
- popcorn
- or
- scarf
- girl
- turtle
- spider
- ar
- burger
- fork
- or
- circle
- ar
- or
- yarn
- or
- jar
- ur
- ir
- er
- turtle
- tiger
- ir
- corn
- third
- torch
- dart
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