← R-controlled vowels lesson New set →

R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 329 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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. 1.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dert (c) dart
  2. 2.🫙 Which word is this? (a) jar (b) jer (c) jor
  3. 3.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bird (b) bord (c) bard
  4. 4.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  5. 5.🍴 Which word is this? (a) furk (b) fork (c) fark
  6. 6.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  7. 7.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) popcorn (b) first (c) turkey
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) jar (c) spider
  9. 9.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  10. 10.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  11. 11.📄 Which word is this? (a) paper (b) papar (c) papor
  12. 12.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) purple (b) third (c) corn
  13. 13.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  14. 14.🍔 b_ _ger — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  15. 15.🌽 Which word is this? (a) corn (b) cern (c) carn
  16. 16.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) cur (c) car
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) turtle (b) computer (c) corn
  18. 18.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guitar (b) guitor (c) guitur
  19. 19.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) popcorn (b) jar (c) purple
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) torch (b) tiger (c) star
  21. 21.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) paper (b) purple (c) third
  22. 22.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) corn (b) spider (c) turkey
  23. 23.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) computer (b) car (c) corn
  24. 24.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) corn (c) jar
  25. 25.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) fork (b) turtle (c) guitar
  26. 26.💻 Which word is this? (a) computar (b) computor (c) computer
  27. 27.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  28. 28.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tiger (b) tigor (c) tigar
  29. 29.🔨 hamm_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
  30. 30.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  31. 31.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  32. 32.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) thermometer (c) turtle
  33. 33.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) garl (c) girl
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) yarn (b) turtle (c) ladder
  35. 35.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tortle (b) tartle (c) turtle
  36. 36.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
  37. 37.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) scarf (b) computer (c) circus
  38. 38.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) jar (b) thermometer (c) popcorn
  39. 39.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) bird (b) yarn (c) torch
  40. 40.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir

Answer key

  1. dart
  2. jar
  3. bird
  4. ar
  5. fork
  6. er
  7. first
  8. unicorn
  9. or
  10. er
  11. paper
  12. third
  13. ir
  14. ur
  15. corn
  16. car
  17. corn
  18. guitar
  19. popcorn
  20. star
  21. paper
  22. spider
  23. car
  24. turtle
  25. fork
  26. computer
  27. er
  28. tiger
  29. er
  30. ar
  31. er
  32. shark
  33. girl
  34. yarn
  35. turtle
  36. or
  37. scarf
  38. jar
  39. torch
  40. ir

Free phonics lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/phonics-for-kids