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_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
- 2.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 3.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
- 4.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cer (b) cor (c) car
- 5.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) tiger (b) fork (c) third
- 6.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) turkey (b) shark (c) ladder
- 7.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thard (b) thord (c) third
- 8.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
- 9.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) third (b) spider (c) turtle
- 10.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 11.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) ladder (c) third
- 12.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) star (b) unicorn (c) burger
- 13.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) fork (b) turtle (c) car
- 14.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 15.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scarf (c) scerf
- 16.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
- 17.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) turkey (c) tarkey
- 18.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) scarf (b) popcorn (c) tiger
- 19.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bord (c) bard
- 20.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
- 21.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 22.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) torch (b) butter (c) yarn
- 23.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitar (b) guitor (c) guiter
- 24.🍔 Which word is this? (a) barger (b) burger (c) borger
- 25.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) unicorn (b) yarn (c) purple
- 26.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 27.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) torch (c) flower
- 28.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) carcle (c) circle
- 29.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
- 30.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
- 31.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 32.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) shark (b) turkey (c) tiger
- 33.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) bird (b) burger (c) popcorn
- 34.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) popcorn (b) guitar (c) girl
- 35.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) computer (b) corn (c) purple
- 36.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) fork (b) yarn (c) burger
- 37.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 38.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
- 39.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 40.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) shirk (c) shark
Answer key
- ir
- ur
- or
- car
- fork
- shark
- third
- or
- spider
- ar
- ladder
- unicorn
- car
- ar
- scarf
- ur
- turkey
- popcorn
- bird
- ar
- or
- butter
- guitar
- burger
- yarn
- ir
- flower
- circle
- ar
- or
- ir
- turkey
- bird
- guitar
- corn
- burger
- ur
- ar
- er
- shark
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