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 “ar”? (a) turtle (b) unicorn (c) yarn
- 2.🧣 Which word is this? (a) scirf (b) scorf (c) scarf
- 3.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) purple (b) scarf (c) torch
- 4.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) torkey (c) turkey
- 5.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) jar (b) computer (c) turkey
- 6.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
- 7.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
- 8.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) er (c) ar
- 9.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
- 10.🦈 Which word is this? (a) sherk (b) shark (c) shork
- 11.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) computer (b) turkey (c) corn
- 12.🕷️ spid_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
- 13.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) shark (b) tiger (c) fork
- 14.📄 Which word is this? (a) paper (b) papor (c) papar
- 15.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) tortle (c) turtle
- 16.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) girl (b) jar (c) torch
- 17.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) or (c) ar
- 18.👧 g_ _l — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
- 19.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) corn (c) curn
- 20.🦄 unic_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
- 21.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
- 22.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) spider (b) corn (c) circus
- 23.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) turkey (b) star (c) girl
- 24.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) scarf (b) hammer (c) girl
- 25.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) circle (b) guitar (c) purple
- 26.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) car (b) bird (c) spider
- 27.🎸 guit_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
- 28.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammer (c) hammor
- 29.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cer (b) cor (c) car
- 30.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) corn (c) thermometer
- 31.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) yarn (b) circle (c) burger
- 32.🕷️ Which word is this? (a) spidor (b) spider (c) spidar
- 33.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) or (c) ar
- 34.🥉 Which word is this? (a) thord (b) thard (c) third
- 35.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) popcorn (b) ladder (c) car
- 36.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turtle (b) butter (c) guitar
- 37.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) fark (c) furk
- 38.👧 Which word is this? (a) garl (b) girl (c) gorl
- 39.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) purple (b) dart (c) fork
- 40.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
Answer key
- yarn
- scarf
- torch
- turkey
- computer
- ir
- ir
- er
- ur
- shark
- corn
- er
- shark
- paper
- turtle
- girl
- or
- ir
- corn
- or
- ur
- circus
- turkey
- hammer
- purple
- bird
- ar
- hammer
- car
- thermometer
- burger
- spider
- ar
- third
- car
- butter
- fork
- girl
- dart
- ir
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