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 has the letters “ur”? (a) unicorn (b) thermometer (c) burger
- 2.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
- 3.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) guitar (b) flower (c) bird
- 4.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 5.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
- 6.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 7.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turtle (b) circus (c) flower
- 8.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammer (b) hammor (c) hammar
- 9.🥇 Which word is this? (a) farst (b) first (c) forst
- 10.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) butter (b) scarf (c) bird
- 11.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) bird (c) turtle
- 12.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) star (b) corn (c) purple
- 13.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) car (b) torch (c) ladder
- 14.🎯 d_ _t — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
- 15.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) scarf (b) purple (c) thermometer
- 16.🟣 Which word is this? (a) porple (b) parple (c) purple
- 17.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) fork (b) first (c) purple
- 18.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
- 19.🔦 Which word is this? (a) torch (b) tarch (c) turch
- 20.🧈 Which word is this? (a) butter (b) buttar (c) buttor
- 21.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
- 22.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
- 23.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scorf (b) scarf (c) scurf
- 24.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) torch (b) purple (c) thermometer
- 25.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 26.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dort (b) dert (c) dart
- 27.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
- 28.⭕ Which word is this? (a) corcle (b) carcle (c) circle
- 29.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 30.🐯 Which word is this? (a) tigor (b) tigar (c) tiger
- 31.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
- 32.🪜 Which word is this? (a) ladder (b) laddar (c) laddor
- 33.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
- 34.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) tiger (b) unicorn (c) dart
- 35.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) paper (b) bird (c) turtle
- 36.🦃 Which word is this? (a) torkey (b) tarkey (c) turkey
- 37.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) girl (b) turkey (c) flower
- 38.🎸 Which word is this? (a) guiter (b) guitar (c) guitor
- 39.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) circle (b) butter (c) fork
- 40.💻 comput_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
Answer key
- burger
- ir
- guitar
- er
- ar
- or
- turtle
- hammer
- first
- butter
- unicorn
- purple
- car
- ar
- scarf
- purple
- first
- ur
- torch
- butter
- ir
- or
- scarf
- torch
- or
- dart
- ir
- circle
- er
- tiger
- ur
- ladder
- or
- dart
- paper
- turkey
- flower
- guitar
- fork
- er
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