R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 321 · 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.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
2. 2.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) scarf (c) popcorn
3. 3.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) purple (b) car (c) first
4. 4.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
5. 5.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
6. 6.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turtle (b) torch (c) circus
7. 7.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammor (c) hammer
8. 8.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
9. 9.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
10. 10.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
11. 11.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
12. 12.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cur (b) cor (c) car
13. 13.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circle (b) spider (c) yarn
14. 14.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thard (c) thord
15. 15.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
16. 16.🌽 Which word is this? (a) cirn (b) corn (c) carn
17. 17.🐢 Which word is this? (a) turtle (b) tartle (c) tortle
18. 18.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jar (b) jor (c) jur
19. 19.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
20. 20.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) third (b) shark (c) flower
21. 21.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) popcorn (b) purple (c) bird
22. 22.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
23. 23.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
24. 24.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
25. 25.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) corn (b) ladder (c) first
26. 26.🧣 sc_ _f — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
27. 27.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidor (b) spider (c) spidar
28. 28.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowor (b) flowar (c) flower
29. 29.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) star (b) thermometer (c) turkey
30. 30.🧈 Which word is this? (a) buttar (b) butter (c) buttor
31. 31.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) torch (b) guitar (c) computer
32. 32.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circle (b) dart (c) unicorn
33. 33.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) unicorn (b) turtle (c) dart
34. 34.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) tiger (b) unicorn (c) girl
35. 35.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) popcorn (b) circle (c) spider
36. 36.🦃 Which word is this? (a) turkey (b) torkey (c) tarkey
37. 37.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ur (c) ar
38. 38.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcarn (b) popcirn (c) popcorn
39. 39.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) star (b) corn (c) butter
40. 40.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or

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